My Sister's Keeper
by Jodi Picoult

Summary

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 questioned... 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?

Praise

"Expect to be kept up all night by Picoult's latest novel, but it's much more than a page-turner; it's a fascinating character study framed by a complex, gripping story... Told in alternating perspectives by the engaging, fascinating cast of characters, Picoult's novel grabs the reader from the first page and never lets go. This is a beautiful, heartbreaking, controversial, and honest book." — Starred Review, Booklist

"Picoult explores a complex subject with bravado and clarity, and comes up with a heartwrenching, unexpected plot twist at the book's conclusion." — Publisher's Weekly

"This beautifully crafted novel will grab readers with its stunning topic... Now go discuss it with your book club." — People Magazine

"This new novel is by far her best achievement, and a leap forward in her literary oeuvre." — Bookreporter.com

"My Sister's Keeper is a thrill to read." — Chicago Sun-Times

About the Author

Picoult, 42, is the bestselling author of fifteen novels. She has received numerous awards including the 2003 New England Bookseller Award for Fiction, an Alex Award from the Young Adult Library Services Association, the Book Browse Diamond Award for novel of the year, a lifetime achievement award for mainstream fiction from the Romance Writers of America, Cosmopolitan magazine's 'Fearless Fiction' Award 2007, Waterstone's Author of the Year in the UK, a Vermont Green Mountain Book Award, and Virginia Reader's Choice Award. Her books are translated into thirty four languages in thirty five countries. Three of her books, The Pact, Plain Truth, and The Tenth Circle, have been televised, and her book My Sister's Keeper was released as a movie in 2009.

Picoult studied creative writing with Mary Morris at Princeton, then worked at a series of jobs in education before becoming a full-time author. She and her husband and their three children live in Hanover, New Hampshire with three Springer spaniels, two donkeys, two geese, eight ducks, five chickens, and the occasional Holstein.

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