A seemingly ordinary family is faced with decisions and repercussions that strain the social and emotional dynamics of a family's foundation. The main characters are two sisters, close in age, but one (Kate) has a devastating form of cancer. Her sister (Anna) has been biogenetically engineered as the "donor" for her sister. Anna eventually hires an attorney for herself so she can be emancipated from her parents choices for continued medical help for Kate. When it is related during the course of the trial why Anna has chosen this path, there is probably not a reader who will not understand and empathize with the entire family's choices and decisions. Each character is well developed although the mother in the family is not quite as believable. However, the implications and complications of this family make for a wonderful read that is both enlightening and heartbreaking. The author uses her voices well and keeps one interested in the next events and forthcoming solutions.
I recommend this book as a 4* out of 5*
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I have this book sitting on a bookshelf..unread. After reading Martha's review, it's next in line. I love Martha's ability to express the subtle, as well as striking, components of the books. It's easy to get lost in HER story of THE story. Well done. Eloquent writer.
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