Picoult has written another absorbing moral dilemma, this time it's about a condemned inmate's desire to be an organ donor. Itinerant carpenter Shay Bourne was sentenced to death for the murder of a little girl, Elizabeth Nealon, and her policeman stepfather. Eleven years later, Elizabeth's sister, Claire, needs a heart transplant, and Shay volunteers. Should Claire and her mother, June accept the heart from this man? Should the State allow him to choose the manner of his execution to enable organ donation? The complex plot includes debates about capital punishment, organ donation, mother-daughter relationships and religion.
---- Reviewed by Sue, Knox
---- Reviewed by Sue, Knox
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