The Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks/Rebecca Skloot 369 pgs.
I enjoyed the different perspectives in this book...the details about the life and death of Henrietta Lacks and the immortal cells that she left behind. The information about the usefulness of those cells in a range of scientific experiments that resulted in so much good for a lot of people. The modern day struggles of Henrietta's children who never really understood her role in medical research and the earlier struggles of Henrietta herself whose life was hard but she seemed to be a wonderful happy woman. The historic injustice of experimentation and shoddy health care for poor and in particular black people and how that may not have changed enough. This book seems to tell a big story and does it well. The author worked on it for 10 years and her care and dedication shows. - Christa
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