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I picked this book up on Monday and was finished with it on Tuesday. It was an easy read but a hard story to deal with.
A 13 year old girl named Anna (short for Andromeda)is at the center of this story. She was conceived by her parents in the hopes that she could be a perfect donor to her older sister, Kate diagnosed with APL (a rare type of leukemia). In the course of 13 years, she donated stem cells, blood, platelets, leucocytes, and bone marrow to her sister. But when Kate goes into renal fai ...more
A 13 year old girl named Anna (short for Andromeda)is at the center of this story. She was conceived by her parents in the hopes that she could be a perfect donor to her older sister, Kate diagnosed with APL (a rare type of leukemia). In the course of 13 years, she donated stem cells, blood, platelets, leucocytes, and bone marrow to her sister. But when Kate goes into renal fai ...more
With another drama ripped from the headlines, Picoult weaves a complicated tale of the implications of genetically engineering a baby in order to save another child's life.
Kate has leukemia. Her sister, Anna, (now 13) was conceived to provide a donor match for procedures that become more and more invasive. When her parents decide that Anna will donate a kidney to save her sister's life, Anna hires a lawyer so that she can sue her parents for medical emancipation.
Meanwhile, Jesse, the oldest chi ...more
Kate has leukemia. Her sister, Anna, (now 13) was conceived to provide a donor match for procedures that become more and more invasive. When her parents decide that Anna will donate a kidney to save her sister's life, Anna hires a lawyer so that she can sue her parents for medical emancipation.
Meanwhile, Jesse, the oldest chi ...more
Good book with a plot that was really thought provoking with the moral and ethical questions it addressed. I found myself irritated by Sara, the mother, but I can understand her dilemma. Having the book be from different POVs was helpful to grasp what each character was thinking. I actually liked that even though the book centered around Kate and her illness, as the reader you didn't get her perspective.
Summation: good plot. the conflict is was fascinating to read. Jodi Picoult is a great at wr ...more
Summation: good plot. the conflict is was fascinating to read. Jodi Picoult is a great at wr ...more
Another wonderful book by Picoult. I really enjoyed the story and could not put the book down.
I think Picoult is such a talented writer. Her ability to cover different types of characters in extreme situations so accurately is fantastic. This book in particular grabs you. At times it can be so heart breaking, but it feels so real.
Apr 17, 2008
Dana
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