Handle with Care

So just like I promised, my next blog is about "Handle with Care" by Jodi Picoult. When the Charlotte and Sean O'Keefe's daughter Willow is born with a rare disease called osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), they are heart broken as Willow will suffer hundreds of bone breaks through her lifetime. Charlotte thinks that she has found a way to cover Willow's medical bills by filing a wrongful birth lawsuit against her obstetrics and gynecology for not telling her that Willow would be born disabled. But if she does that, Charlotte will have to get up in a court of law and say that if she knew about the disability, she would have had an abortion that Willow would hear. Being Christian, this would be a very big deal for Charlotte. Along with the possible lawsuit, she also has to deal with a Spoiler Alert possible divorce and a teenage daughter who is bulimic and cuts her self. Plus, the ob/gyn she might sue is also her best friend, Piper.

This is a very good book. I would give it 5 out of 5 stars for this amazing piece that Jodi Picoult has done. Along with all of the other books, this book is written in different characters perspectives. I think that it must have been really hard for Jodi Picoult to write about such a hard topic like abortion. This book also has some recipies scattered through the chapters that looked really good. This was also a really sad book for many reasons. But................... I'm not telling you because that would ruin the book. So read the book to find out what happens to the O'Keefes.

P.S. I commented on Bess' blog