Will Marion is a single father with two sixteen year old daughters. His wife abandoned him and their three year old daughters and took off with her long time lover. They haven’t heard from her since, and Will has been doing everything he could to take care of the them. Even if it meant he had to give up his dreams, even if it meant that he had to give up life as he knew it. His world revolved around his daughters, Georgia and Kay.
Kay was sweet, mild tempered, a smiling happy baby, who stayed that way. Georgia had been angry, bad tempered as soon as she was born, and she stayed that way. Constantly challenging her dad, dreaming of her mother, and generally being angry.
Just after their sixteenth birthday, both girls are diagnosed with failing kidneys. They need transplants to save their life. Will can donate a kidney, but he can donate just one. Will puts in all his savings to trace his runaway wife to see if she could donate a kidney only to find out that over 15 years of drug abuse has left her organs unusable.
Now Will has to decide which of his girls would get his kidney – the angelic Kay or the angry Georgia. How can a parent ever decide between two of their children
What does he finally do? You’ll have to read it to find out.
It was a book I just could not put down. Fast paced, shocking, and makes you wish and wish that somehow miraculously everything works out. If you enjoy Jodi Picoults books, then you will enjoy this as well. I loved the book and would rate it a 4/5.
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Congrats Kanagu 🙂
thats really an interesting book Smitha.. and surely the emotions will be running high.. will try to read this.. 🙂
Short and precise review 🙂
I really enjoyed it. Hope you do too!
What a plot… I soo want to know whom does he choose in the end or what happens exactly…
I’ am definitely reading it… 🙂
Great! Let me know how you find it
That’s a horrible choice for a father to make!! The initial part of the story reminded me of another book I read a long time ago, called ‘Daddy’ where the father raised the family when the mother left with a boy friend.
It is, isn’t it? I will look up this book – hopefully will find it in my library.
Somehow I do not want to know the end, knowing what a difficult choice it is, and the fact that it has to be a fairy tale to end happily. I do love fairy tales, but somehow do not see this one becoming one 🙂 Still will keep it in mind.
Liked the way you built it up too, for us 🙂
🙂 Yes, this is no fairy tale, that is for sure 🙂
Oh wow…awesome plot.
I see…another Jodi Picoult. I need to seriously visit a book store now 🙂
This is not a Jodi Picoult one – but quite similar in style.. Although Picoult’s works are far superior.
I LOVED the plot of the book, and can’t wait to find out which of the daughters the father chose to help. That said, it is a horrible choice for a parent to have to make, as IHM says! 😦
You should read the book 🙂 It is worth the read 🙂
okie..I have just ordered for the previous Jodi Picoult book you reviewed..after that..this one…gosh it sounds sad na..to choose between two daughters 😦
It is an impossible decision to make na? You ordered it? I hope you like it 🙂
I would love to read this book. Sounds an absolute must 🙂 Thanks for a wonderful & crisp review!