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Handle with care
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- ISBN: 0743296419 (alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780743296410 (alk. paper)
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Physical Description:
viii, 477 p. ; 25 cm.
print - Edition: 1st Atria Books hardcover ed.
- Publisher: New York : Atria Books, 2009.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covington Branch | PICOU J (Text) | 33126015328911 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Struggling with the realities of their baby's illness, Charlotte and Sean O'Keefe work through their initial heartbreak and the pitying stares of seemingly more fortunate parents by spending time with little Willow, who proves unexpectedly remarkable and forces her parents to reevaluate their ideas about what they might have chosen for their family. - Baker & Taylor
Struggling to care for their daughter Willow, who was born with brittle bone disease, Charlotte and Sean O'Keefe add additional strain to their overburdened family life when they file a lawsuit against Charlotte's obstetrician. - Blackwell North Amer
When Willow is born with severe osteogenesis imperfecta, her parents are devastatedâshe will suffer hundreds of broken bones as she grows, a lifetime of pain. In this provocative story from the #1 New York Times bestselling author, âPicoult writes with unassuming brillianceâ (Stephen King).
Every expectant parent will tell you that they donât want a perfect baby, just a healthy one. Charlotte and Sean OâKeefe would have asked for a healthy baby, too, if theyâd been given the choice. Instead, their lives are made up of sleepless nights, mounting bills, the pitying stares of âluckierâ parents, and maybe worst of all, the what-ifs. What if their child had been born healthy? But itâs all worth it because Willow is, funny as it seems, perfect. Sheâs smart as a whip, on her way to being as pretty as her mother, kind, brave, and for a five-year-old an unexpectedly deep source of wisdom. Willow is Willow, in sickness and in health.
Everything changes, though, after a series of events forces Charlotte and her husband to confront the most serious what-ifs of all. What if Charlotte had known earlier of Willowâs illness? What if things could have been different? What if their beloved Willow had never been born? To do Willow justice, Charlotte must ask herself these questions and one more. What constitutes a valuable life?
Emotionally riveting and profoundly moving, Handle with Care is an unforgettable novel about the fragility of life and the lengths we will go to protect it.