Handle With Care

Handle With Care by Jodi Pilcoult
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This is an emotional read. I love Jodi Picoult. There are always layers in her stories, and sometimes metaphors that you don't "get" until you finish the book. This is about a girl born with osteogenesis imperfecta - brittle bones. Her mother decides to sue her best friend (who was unfortunately her obstetrician) for wrongful birth. The story is told from the perspectives of each character: the mother, her husband, the sister, and the best friend. The girl's sister has a particularly interesting story. She feels unloved, craves attention from her parents, and develops an eating disorder. The other interesting piece of the story is that the husband and wife disagree on the lawsuit, and testify on opposite sides. I listened to this on audio, which was done by a full cast of performers for each character.