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There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. This is the third book I've read by Ayelet Waldman and it is probably my favorite. It also happens to be the first of the three that she wrote, although she has also penned a series of mystery novels I have not read. Daughter's Keeper is told in multiple third person narration, which is an extremely effective way of getting the reader to become emotionally attached not only to the main character Olivia, but also her mother, Elaine.
We are even forced to sympathize with the boyfriend who gets Olivia involved and arrested for his illegal activities.
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We find ourselves understanding Elaine's fiancee's inability to support her. Every interaction between Olivia and Elaine is thick with their history of built up resentment and guilt, an intense love that can often overwhelm and feel burdensome, the competing desires to please and to hurt complicating every moment.
I particularly enjoyed the glimpse into the world of mandatory minimums. Waldman uses her real life experience as a public defense attorney to serve as the backdrop for this story. Olivia is a fictional example of all the real people failed by our justice system's disastrous war on drugs. I'm excited to see that Waldman will be releasing her fourth novel, Love and Treasure, in April. I have already added it to my Amazon wish list.
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One person found this helpful. Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. The characters and their predicaments touched me, although others found them unsympathetic. The plot felt 'true to life' to me, so I enjoyed the book. It is a bit dark, and perhaps not to everyone's taste, but if you like multidimensional characters and stories that touch on social justice, you may enjoy this.
One person found this helpful 2 people found this helpful. A very well written and engaging read, but I almost gave up on the book early because mother and daughter annoyed me with their simplistic selfishness and emotional immaturity. I stuck with the book though and was glad I did.
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This is the second book by Ms. Waldman that I have read. While the books explore different parts of life, both had strongly developed characters and themes. Compassionate portrayed of a woman who struggles with her relationship with her daughter and with her own sense of how a mother should behave.
I liked the flawed characters Into her tale, Waldman weaves the tragedy of mandatory minimums that have resulted from the war in drugs. Highly recommend this book to all of your readers. Loved it and all her books! Great for me to find a good author and read all her books.
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Pages with related products. See and discover other items: Conceived by in vitro fertilization , her younger sister Anna Abigail Breslin was brought into the world as a savior sister. She is a genetic match to her older sister and can donate compatible organs, blood, and tissue to help her. When Kate turns 15, she goes into renal failure and year old Anna knows that she will be forced by her parents to donate one of her kidneys.
She also realizes that she may not be able to live the life she wants to lead — she will not be able to play sports, drink alcohol, or be a mother in the future. Anna tells her parents that she does not want to be a donor and sues them for medical emancipation and the rights to her own body. Her father Brian Jason Patric understands her, though her domineering mother, Sara Cameron Diaz , who leads an obsessive campaign to keep Kate alive, is indignant at her decision.
Attorney Campbell Alexander Alec Baldwin agrees to work for Anna as her guardian ad litem , suing for partial termination of parental rights.
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He has agreed to take the case because he has epilepsy , and is sympathetic to her predicament. The film is interlaced with flashbacks that detail Kate and Anna's close relationship, as well as how Kate's illness has affected her siblings, including their brother, Jesse Evan Ellingson. In a flashback, Kate meets a fellow cancer patient, Taylor Ambrose Thomas Dekker , whom she begins dating. He asks her to the hospital's prom for teen patients; there, they slow-dance, then have sex. A few days later, Kate begins to worry as she has not seen Taylor since the dance.
She learns that Taylor has died and attempts suicide by overdosing on painkillers, but Anna stops her. Kate expresses hope that after she dies, she will see Taylor.
Kate makes a request to go to the beach one last time. Brian obtains permission and discharges her from the hospital for the day. Sara overreacts and demands that Kate be returned to the hospital immediately. Brian angrily refuses and threatens Sara with a divorce if she does not join them. Sara shows up at the beach, where they enjoy one final family outing.
During the hearing, Jesse reveals that Anna is actually acting under Kate's instruction; Kate, not wanting to live any longer, had persuaded Anna to refuse to donate her kidney. Anna had wanted to give Kate her kidney and had been upset at Kate's decision. Sara is finally forced to acknowledge what Kate has been trying to tell her all this time: Later that day, Kate dies sleeping, with her mother by her side.
After her death, Campbell states that Anna has won the case.