Handle with Care
the gripping emotional drama by the number one bestselling author of A Spark of Light
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Read what everyone's saying about HANDLE WITH CARE:
Oh Jodi! FAN-TASTIC book. Without giving anything away, this book is a must read. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
But what an ending. I am reeling. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
A flawless, beautifully written book. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I found this book amazing! I couldn't put it down. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
'Superb, many-stranded and grimly topical' The Times
Five years ago, Charlotte O'Keefe had everything she could want: a loving husband, a wonderful daughter and another child on the way.
But when Willow was born with brittle bone disease, this perfect life shattered before her eyes. Now, as the years have gone by and the costs to care for Willow have mounted up, the family has begun to falter and the pressure of caring for their sick child.
In Charlotte's eyes, only one person could have stopped this from happening: Piper, her obstetrician and best friend, who didn't advise Charlotte that she might want to terminate the pregnancy. Now, as she stands in court, she must defend the unthinkable.
That she would have chosen for her daughter not to be born.
'You won't sleep until you find out what happens' Heat
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Perennial bestseller Picoult (Change of Heart) delivers another engrossing family drama, spiced with her trademark blend of medicine, law and love. Charlotte and Sean O'Keefe's daughter, Willow, was born with brittle bone disease, a condition that requires Charlotte to act as full-time caregiver and has strained their emotional and financial limits. Willow's teenaged half-sister, Amelia, suffers as well, overshadowed by Willow's needs and lost in her own adolescent turmoil. When Charlotte decides to sue for wrongful birth in order to obtain a settlement to ensure Willow's future, the already strained family begins to implode. Not only is the defendant Charlotte's longtime friend, but the case requires Charlotte and Sean to claim that had they known of Willow's condition, they would have terminated the pregnancy, a statement that strikes at the core of their faith and family. Picoult individualizes the alternating voices of the narrators more believably than she has previously, and weaves in subplots to underscore the themes of hope, regret, identity and family, leading up to her signature closing twists.
