Friday, March 27, 2009



I just got done reading "Handle With Care" by Jodi Picoult. This book was classic Jodi Picoult.

"Handle With Care" is about a New Hampshire family who seem pretty average on the outside. But, their youngest daughter, Willow, has a condition called osteogenesis imperfecta, which is when your body does not produce collagen, causing the bones to be very weak and break easily. So easily, that a hug can cause broken ribs.

Charlotte, the mother, was best friends with her obstetrician, and when Willow is around 5 or 6 years old, decides to sue her friend for wrongful birth. She claims that Willow should have been diagnosed at her 18-week ultrasound so she could have made a decision about whether to end the pregnancy. The family and the friendship are on the verge of collapse.

I could not put this book down. Picoult has a gift in creating great characters and suspense...you never know how the story is going to end. In fact, I did not WANT this book to end!

If anyone is looking for a great book, this one will fit the bill.

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