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In Jodi Picoult's #1 international bestseller she explores the moral dilemmas faced by the parents of a severely disabled child. When faced with the reality of a child who will be disabled, at which point should an obstetrician counsel termination?
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- Author
- Jodi Picoult
- First published
- 2009
- Pages
- 477
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster, Center Point Pub., Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd
- Editions
- 4
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781602854390
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Jodi Picoult is the author of twenty-four novels, including the #1 New York Times bestsellers Small Great Things, Leaving Time, The Storyteller, Lone Wolf, Between the Lines, Sing You Home, House Rules, Handle with Care, Change of Heart, Nineteen Minutes, and My Sister’s Keeper. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband and three children.
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