Book review 1: Jodi Picoult, My Sister’s Keeper

Summary:
Sara Fitzgerald’s daughter kate is just two years old when she is diagnosed with a rare form of leukaemia. Reeling with the helpless shock of it, Sara will do anything or whatever it takes to save her child. Then the test results come back in time and again to show that no one in their family is a match for kate. Not even her older brother was a perfect match for kate. If they are to find a donor for the crucial bone marrow transplant she needs, there was only one option which is to create another baby specifically designed to save her sister. For sara, it seems the ideal solution. Not only does kate lives but she gets a beautiful daughter , Anna too. At the young age when anna was born, she was immediately sent to the surgery room to get her bone transplanted out of her body to save her sister. Any normal family would have the joy of seeing their newborn but sara’s family had only the joy of saving kate’s life. This continued for the entire 13 years of Anna ‘s live. Anna is a intelligent girl with talented skills. She was also hockey player. But due to often visits, Anna’s dream and goals were not achieved. Until One day, when Anna decided to sue her parents for the rights to her own body. Its not that Anna does not want to help her sister but she feels she deserves the rights instead of pulling her out of her mid lessons and injecting her body without even asking her. Anna would find her own lawyer and hands Sara, her mother the papers that will rock her whole world.



Thoughts:
This book is one of the best book I have read so far. I have actually teared after reading this books. It’s a highly gripping story which has a very sad and unexpected end to the story. It is a heartbreaking yet a mesmerising story. It has also inspired me towards my goal of being in the medical service helping children who are suffering in this illness. It has also made me grow more passionate and loving towards my siblings because you may never know if they will still be alive the next day. It’s a way of telling you to treasure whatever u have casue they will never last long. This astonishing novel is beautifully and thoughfully written. I advise readers to read this book. =]

Submitted by Rupini =]