The Glass Room by Simon Mawer was short-listed for the Man Booker Prize, and deservedly so. It's a wonderful family saga which takes place, for the most part, in mid 20th century Czechoslovakia...
The UK's Guardian says ... "The Glass Room is a rare thing: popular historical fiction with integrity"
A seamless blend of science, medicine and sociology, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is the true account of one woman's cells that live on in medical testing labs and for generations after she does.
Author, Rebecca Skloot, describes the vast terrain Henrietta's living cells have traveled, as well as the confusion and anger of the family she leaves behind.
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