Rebecca Skloot: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks [2019] paperback ZNATU A Goodreads Choice Awards Finalist

A Goodreads Choice Awards Finalist

three boys are born

a bitter contrast is drawn between this rational society and the custom-driven practices of Europe

a stranger

the champion's laser-like focus began to blur and he became less willing to put in punishing hours practicing

Rebecca Skloot: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks [2019] paperback ZNATU A Goodreads Choice Awards FinalistWith an introduction by author of The Tidal Zone, Sarah Moss Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. Born a poor black tobacco farmer, her cancer cells taken without her knowledge became a multimillion dollar industry and one of the most important tools in medicine. Yet Henrietta's family did not learn of her 'immortality' until more than twenty years after her death, with devastating consequences . . . Rebecca Skloot's