Handle With Care by Jodi Picoult

As I mentioned on Wednesday, I have been in the process of reading Handle With Care by Jodi Picoult. When I say process I really mean 477 pages in two days.  To my husband’s chagrin (“Tanya, come hang out with me.” “Nope, sorry, too busy reading”) I couldn’t stop devouring this book.  Picoult has once again written a beautiful and compelling story.  Told from multiple perspectives, Handle With Care follows the O’Keefe family, whose daughter Willow suffers from Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI), also called “brittle bone syndrome.”  Willow is a joy to her family, and her mother, Charlotte, is presented with the opportunity to help take care of all of Willow’s needs.  The catch is that it requires Charlotte filing a wrongful birth lawsuit and saying she wished Willow had not been born.  To make matters worse, Charlotte’s OB/GYN is also her best friend.  Picoult writes about tough situations with both honesty and compassion, and her words stay with you long after the book is finished.  I’ve spent the past few days thinking about the story, and I reread the ending three times.  It’s a beautiful book and I strongly recommend it.

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