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New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult tells the story of a girl who decides to sue her parents for the rights to her own body in this riveting story that tackles a controversial subject with grace and explores what it means to be a good person.
Jodi Picoult is widely acclaimed for her keen insights into the hearts and minds of real people. Now she tells the emotionally powerful 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 thirteen, 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 Sister's 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 child's 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 Sister's Keeper, Jodi Picoult tackles a controversial real-life subject with grace, wisdom, and sensitivity.
Jodi Picoult is widely acclaimed for her keen insights into the hearts and minds of real people. Now she tells the emotionally powerful 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 thirteen, 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 Sister's 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 child's 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 Sister's Keeper, Jodi Picoult tackles a controversial real-life subject with grace, wisdom, and sensitivity.
Produktdetails
Erscheinungsdatum
06. April 2004
Sprache
englisch
Seitenanzahl
432
Dateigröße
5,23 MB
Autor/Autorin
Jodi Picoult
Verlag/Hersteller
Kopierschutz
mit Adobe-DRM-Kopierschutz
Family Sharing
Ja
Produktart
EBOOK
Dateiformat
EPUB
ISBN
9780743488815
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Bewertungen
LovelyBooks-Bewertung am 01.01.2019
Funny, sad, moving, hopeful, dramatic... a great novel about family (ties), love, sharing, bonding, loss, and ultimately: love and hope
LovelyBooks-Bewertung am 04.10.2012
Die 13-jährige Anna sucht den Anwalt Campbell Alexander auf, um ihre Eltern zu verklagen. Was für ihn zunächst nach einer Teenager-Laune aussieht, erweist sich als juristisch und emotional herausfordernder Fall. Anna wurde gezeugt, um Kate, ihrer an Leukämie erkrankten Schwester, Zellen zu spenden. Im Laufe der Jahre musste sie sich immer wieder verschiedenen Operationen unterziehen, um Kate am Leben zu halten. Dieses Mal soll sie eine Niere geben und es stellt sich die Frage: wie weit darf man gehen, um das Leben eines anderen zu retten?
Das Buch wirft die grundlegenden aller ethischen Fragen auf: wann ist ein Leben lebenswert und wie weit darf man dafür gehen. Durch die Erzählweise ¿ abwechselnd erzählen die verschiedenen Personen aus ihrer Sicht die Ereignisse ¿ erhellen sich alle Perspektiven und zunehmend wird klarer, dass es keine Lösung für diesen Fall geben kann. jemand muss verlieren ¿ im schlimmsten Falle verlieren alle.
Ein sehr gelungener Roman über ein schwieriges Thema. Das überraschende Ende hat mich schier überfahren und ich weiß nicht, ob ich damit einverstanden bin.