Have You Read ‘My Sister’s Keeper’?

A short while ago whilst having lunch with some ex-colleagues of mine, one of them asked whether I had read Jodi Picoult’s My Sister’s Keeper. Jodi was not an author I knew; I’d just finished the latest book I’d been reading so I stopped off at the nearest Borders before catching my train home.

If you haven’t read it then you must. Very rarely do I come across a book that I get totally engrossed in. From the beginning I found myself shouting at characters – I couldn’t believe what they were doing and saying.

Not to give too much away it is about a family with three children. One child is dying of cancer, no family member is a match and the only way to save her is for her parents to make the decision to have a baby that is a genetic match.

The story is told from many different perspectives throughout and provides a fascinating insight into the different mind-sets.

I shan’t give away the ending, but suffice to say I was in floods of tears as I read the final pages tonight sat in my car waiting for my son to finish rugby practice.

Go on, stop off at your local book shop tomorrow on your way home from work or go to Amazon now – you’ll love it and I would love to hear your thoughts about it.

But now I have nothing to read – any suggestions?

Happy reading.

Sally

Freelance Copywriter and avid reader