My Sister's Keeper
the gripping and hugely emotional tear-jerker from the bestselling author of Mad Honey
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- 5,99 €
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- 5,99 €
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'I haven't cried this hard over a book... SUCH a page turner' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Beautiful, tragic and thought provoking' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I'm bawling my eyes out... Heartbreaking... Unforgettable!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The million-copy bestselling novel and major motion picture that will stay with you long after you have turned the final page.
In all thirteen years of Anna's life, her parents have never given her a choice: she was born to be her sister Kate's bone marrow donor and she has always given Kate everything she needs.
But when Anna is told Kate needs a new kidney, she begins to question how much she should be prepared to do to save the older sibling she has always been defined by. So Anna makes a decision that will change their family forever - perhaps even fatally for the sister she loves.
From internationally bestselling author Jodi Picoult comes a masterpiece which asks us just how much we should do to care for the ones we love.
Readers adore My Sister's Keeper:
'Wow...just wow! I wasn't expecting that ending! I loved this book and I don't think I'll ever forget about Anna and Kate' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'It has been a long time since I have cried like actually cried from reading a book. Wow this book is just heartbreaking but also so amazing' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Wow, this book was amazing. It made me think of my role as a mother and the power of a sister's love. I cried, big ugly tears, but it was a powerful and beautiful story. I loved it' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Absolutely beautiful! The ending broke me so hard, I haven't been able to stop crying' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'The ending made me cry ugly tears. It gets me every damn time... and I can't wait to reread it again' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'This book was incredible! Devastating though for sure! There are really no words to put how moving and engrossing this story is... My quick and simple overall is just one word for this book: AMAZING!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Packed with ethical and moral questions... The ending was absolutely unexpected and heartbreaking 'Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'STRAIGHT UP SOBBING!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Wow! My heart needs some time to recover after that! This is an incredible story and although it's tough, it provides tremendous food for thought 'Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'WOW, wasn't this an emotional journey!... A real tearjerker of a family drama which really gets you thinking and wondering what lengths you would go to if you had a sick child... This is an absolutely cracking, beautifully written book and I absolutely adored every page' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The difficult choices a family must make when a child is diagnosed with a serious disease are explored with pathos and understanding in this 11th novel by Picoult (Second Glance, etc.). The author, who has taken on such controversial subjects as euthanasia (Mercy), teen suicide (The Pact) and sterilization laws (Second Glance), turns her gaze on genetic planning, the prospect of creating babies for health purposes and the ethical and moral fallout that results. Kate Fitzgerald has a rare form of leukemia. Her sister, Anna, was conceived to provide a donor match for procedures that become increasingly invasive. At 13, Anna hires a lawyer so that she can sue her parents for the right to make her own decisions about how her body is used when a kidney transplant is planned. Meanwhile, Jesse, the neglected oldest child of the family, is out setting fires, which his firefighter father, Brian, inevitably puts out. Picoult uses multiple viewpoints to reveal each character's intentions and observations, but she doesn't manage her transitions as gracefully as usual; a series of flashbacks are abrupt. Nor is Sara, the children's mother, as well developed and three-dimensional as previous Picoult protagonists. Her devotion to Kate is understandable, but her complete lack of sympathy for Anna's predicament until the trial does not ring true, nor can we buy that Sara would dust off her law degree and represent herself in such a complicated case. Nevertheless, Picoult ably explores a complex subject with bravado and clarity, and comes up with a heart-wrenching, unexpected plot twist at the book's conclusion.
