Before diving into this week's book, we'll talk about the medical industry's not-so-secret (and not-so-distant) questionable past in our theme of the week: Medical Murders. Then, on to our book...
Decades ago, while listening to her body's suggestion that something was wrong, a young wife and mother of five trusted the only healthcare facility in the area that would agree to treat her. True to their word, doctors provide the best treatment available, but they don't tell the woman they are stealing a portion of her body during their treatments. Those stolen cells proved extraordinarily incredible, saving people's lives worldwide, and they continue to marvel even in our day. Everyone benefits from the woman's unknowing sacrifice, except for her family and children. Where will her children end up in a world where they can't even afford healthcare?
The woman: Henrietta Lacks
The book: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
Prayers for the Stolen by Jennifer Clement
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker by A'Lelia Bundles
Dapper Dan: Made in Harlem by Daniel R. Day
Black Card: A Novel by Chris L. Terry
Exhalation by Ted Chiang
Remembering Laughter by Wallace Stegner
The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (Part 2)
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (Part 1)
BONUS! Hamilton the Musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda
The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Project Girl by Janet McDonald
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
Men We Reaped: A Memoir by Jesmyn Ward
Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson
Becoming by Michelle Obama
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail by Malika Oufkir and Michèle Fitoussi
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