Monday, September 30, 2013

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

     
by Rebecca Skloot




This month's book was a departure from our typical fiction book with the true story of Henrietta Lacks and her famous cells. We enjoyed the book and commented about how patient the author was with Henrietta's family. Her persistence paid off and the family eventually came to trust her which made her story even more interesting and authentic. The science of the cells and their replication was fascinating and the contribution to modern science is nothing short of incredible.

We met at Mikado in Bountiful for a delicious Japanese meal in our own private tatami room.