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Title: My Sister’s Keeper
Author: Jodi Picoult
Genre: Mainstream / Women’s Fiction
Why My Sister’s Keeper is a Red Hot Read: This book was published in 2005, so this post isn’t breaking news. However, I only read Jodi Picoult about once a year so I’m definitely behind. She’s an author with such a talent for finding and exploiting a riveting premise. This book is about a girl who was intentionally conceived as a genetic match for her sister, who is dying of leukemia, and the girl’s struggle for medical emancipation from her parents. If the premise alone weren’t interesting enough, Picoult is a master at creating deep, unique characters; writing fresh, compelling descriptions and weaving in relevant sub-plots. If you haven’t picked up a Jodi Picoult novel in a while (or ever), I encourage you to give this one a read.
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Today is Tiara Day. Ladies, if you do not own a tiara, get yourself to a party store and buy one. While you’re at it, throw a feather boa into your cart. I was lucky enough to win my tiara at 18 when I was named Miss Hallsville Western Days (please, hold your applause). I’ve tossed a lot of mementos over the years, but my tiara? I might just be buried in it.
As Jill Conner Browne of Sweet Potato Queen fame says: “Buy your own crown and declare yourself Queen.”
