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Capturing the Texas Rancher's Heart

Jodi Picoult is widely acclaimed for her keen insights into the hearts and minds of real people. Now she tells the emotionally riveting story of a family torn apart by conflicting needs and a passionate love that triumphs over human weakness.

Washington Square Press
February 2005
On Sale: February 1, 2005
Featuring: Kate; Anna
448 pages
ISBN: 0743454537
EAN: 9780743454537
Trade Size (reprint)
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MY SISTER'S KEEPER

Jodi Picoult

Jodi Picoult
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Anna is not sick, but she might as well be. By age thirteen,
she has undergone countless surgeries, transfusions, and
shots so that her older sister, Kate, can somehow fight the
leukemia that has plagued her since childhood. The product
of preimplantation genetic diagnosis, Anna was conceived as
a bone marrow match for Kate -- a life and a role that she
has never challenged...until now. Like most teenagers, Anna
is beginning to question who she truly is. But unlike most
teenagers, she has always been defined in terms of her
sister -- and so Anna makes a decision that for most would
be unthinkable, a decision that will tear her family apart
and have perhaps fatal consequences for the sister she
loves.

My Sister's Keeper examines what it means to be a good
parent, a good sister, a good person. Is it morally correct
to do whatever it takes to save a child's life, even if that
means infringing upon the rights of another? Is it worth
trying to discover who you really are, if that quest makes
you like yourself less? Should you follow your own heart, or
let others lead you? Once again, in My Sister's Keeper, Jodi
Picoult tackles a controversial real-life subject with
grace, wisdom, and sensitivity.