A thirteen-year-old sues her parents for control over her own body
What it is about
Anna was conceived to be a match for her sister Kate, who has leukemia, and she has spent her life giving blood and marrow. At thirteen she hires a lawyer and sues her parents for medical emancipation. The story is told in alternating voices by members of the family.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like emotional family dramas with a moral question at the center.
What you will get
A page-turner that raises hard questions and leaves plenty of room to argue about the answers. A good pick for book clubs.
Behind the book
It is Picoult’s eleventh novel, and a film version was released in June 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
My Sister’s Keeper Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Literary Fiction · Family · Illness · Ethics
Length
432 pages · ≈ 12 h
More about this book
Characters
Anna and Kate Fitzgerald, their parents and their brother Jesse.
Setting
A family home, hospitals and a courtroom.
What makes it different
A courtroom drama driven by a family’s moral dilemma.
Feel
Emotional and tense; keep tissues nearby.
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