Handle with Care : A Novel (Paperback)

from heatherbinning

I read this book because my daughter has Osteogenesis Imperfecta type III just like Willow. I found this a hard book to read as it brought back many memories and emotions I buried just to keep moving forward in every day life. I had to read, put the book down, cry, and start again many times. I u...

from TweenagedHermit

'Handle with Care' is a story about a little girl called Willow who was born with Osteogenesis Imperfecta, a condition which causes her to suffer broken bones from the most everyday experiences. This book gives an insight into how OI affects the lives of Willow and the rest of her family and show...

from winterpaws

An easy read which I had finished in two days. The mother was a difficult person to empathise with. Normally a Picoult novel will have me questioning my ethics and reactions to moral dilemnas. Unfortunately despite wanting to sympathise with the mother I found myself detesting her and the manner ...

from Carmenere

"Things break all the time. Glass, and dishes, and fingernails. Cars and contracts and potato chips. You can break a record, a horse, a dollar. You can break the ice. There are coffee breaks and lunch breaks and prison breaks. Day breaks, waves break, voices break. Chains can be broken. So can si...

from INTPLibrarian

I sobbed quite a few times while reading this book. That's a good thing! I never cease to be amazed at how Picoult can portray all of the sides of a multi-dimensional issue. It must be related to her ability to also create such different characters that are all fully developed. I see that not eve...