Handle with Care

Imagine a life so fragile, a slip on a crisp packet could shatter your bones. In "Handle with Care," Charlotte and Sean O'Keefe face this reality with their daughter, Willow, born with severe osteogenesis imperfecta. This novel of fiction plunges into the difficult world of patients and physicians as the family grapples with constant pain, mounting medical bills, and a lifetime of care.

As Willow grows, smart and brave despite her illness, the family's financial disaster pushes Charlotte to an unthinkable choice. What if she could sue her doctor for wrongful birth, arguing that her daughter should never have been born? Jodi Picoult explores what constitutes a valuable life, forcing readers to