Jodi Picouilt

JODI PICOUILT by MY SISTERS KEEPER. New York Times
best-selling author Jodi Picoult is widely acclaimed for
her keen insights into the hearts and minds of real
people. Now she tells the emotionally riveting story of a
family torn apart by conflicting needs and a passionate
love that triumphs over human weakness. Anna is not sick
but she might as well be. By age 13 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 challenged … 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 Sisters 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 childs 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? Should you follow your own heart
or let others lead you? Once again in My Sisters Keeper
Jodi Picoult tackles a controversial real-life subject
with grace wisdom and sensitivity. Published: February 1
2005 by Atria/Emily Bestler Books.