I picked this book up at Target mainly because a: it was a 'Club Pick' and b: it was a limited signed edition. Being the book nerd I am, having a signed edition is such a cool addition to my ever growing (outgrowing) collection.
The book is about choices and although you may find yourself picking a side before reading the book by the end you'll be able to appreciate that both sides have solid points.
Essentially the book is about Elle, a woman and scientist, who is left brain dead after a tragic accident. Her husband, Matt, is left as her health care proxy and will follow through with her wishes not to remain on life support if in a vegetative state. Right before they end life support, he finds out she is pregnant. The choice to end her life means ending the life of his unborn child. While he feels that Elle would have wanted to do whatever she could to save the baby, other's in the family feel that no matter what, she would never want to be kept alive by artificial means. It's a very Terri Schiavo-esq type of situation regarding the fight between the people she loved to prove who thought they knew her wishes most.
The story is told through the voice of Elle's husband as well as through Elle's voice in the many journals she kept throughout her life. You come to know Elle through her own words, her own tragedies that made her feel so strongly about the right to die. By the end of the book you're wanting to get your lawyer on the phone to have your Living Will drawn up.
It's one of the books that really makes you think, which is one of the main reasons I love reading books so much. Books like this make you stop and put yourself in the place of the characters in the story playing "What if" and "What Would You Do"?
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On another note, kudos to Target for picking up some of the slack where Borders Books & Music left off. I always enjoyed shopping at Borders because of the many ways they featured interesting new authors and books. Target's 'Club Picks' have introduced me to many new soft covers that I might have missed at other mass booksellers who predominately feature the new hardcovers from big name authors. Bonus points for the fact that many of Target's selections are 20% off and that they're introducing more and more Limited Signed Editions.
Seriously consider checking out your local Target and their book sections...it's nothing to sneeze at. :)
Check out the author's website for more! http://priscillesibley.com/
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