Product Description

Anna is not sick, but she might as well be. By age thirteen, she has undergone countless surgeries, transfusions, and shots so that her sister, Kate, can somehow fight the leukemia that has plagued her since she was a child. Anna was born for this purpose, her parents tell her, which is why they love her even more. But now that she has reached an age of physical awareness, she can't help but long for control over her own body and respite from the constant flow of her own blood seeping into her sister's veins.

And so she makes a decision that for most would be too difficult to bear, at any time and at any age. She decides to sue her parents for the rights to her own body.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1996 in Books
• Published on: 2005-01-10
• Binding: Paperback
• 432 pages

Good Housekeeping
'This astonishing novel is beautifully and thoughtfully written and focuses on difficult moral choices'

People Magazine
'This beautifully crafted novel will grab readers with its stunning topic '

Publishers Weekly
'Picoult ably explores a complex subject with bravado and clarity'

Customer Reviews

Jodi the Genius
Jodi Picoult is an absolute genius, her stories are all about moral dilemmas that we fleetingly think about when they hit the headlines or are discussed at dinner parties but rarely do we get the opportunity to stay with the dilemma for a while, look at it from all points of view and come to our own conclusions. Jodi Picoult allows us this time and in My Sister's Keeper she hits the spot yet again. If you have never read Jodi Picoult then this book is a fantastic way to start she takes you on an emotional roller coaster and grips you from the very start. As with other reviewers l must advise you not to read this book in public as you are very likely to weep, cry and sob from your gut at various intervals throughout! I can not recommend this book enough and l strongly suggest you read other Jodi Picoult books - l am yet to find one that has not only lived up to expectations but exceeded them!

One for anyone who really loves someone
As someone with an older sister who she adores, the book really makes you place you and your sibling in their shoes and think what you would do for them in the same scenario. This is well written in that you get a viewpoint of how her cancer affects all of the family, mother, father, sister and brother, as well as getting an insight into what many young cancer patients go through. As said before, the ending is unexpected and had me sobbing in my bed. The only other book ever to provoke this response in me is Pay It Forward, which is also a fantastic read.

And now for something completely different
I really really enjoyed this book. Thought it was a really original idea for a novel, a fresh and new way of looking at the tangled web of family love, relationships, duty and loyalty.

It was the first Picoult book I've read and I will certainly be searching out more having loved this one so much.

Highly recommend reading it. It will keep you enthralled and guessing until the end.