These Things Hidden

I love and hate a good book. Do you ever get done with a book and think there is no way I can top that with anything in my pile of books to read? This is one of those books. I read it in 2 days and my arms literally ached this morning. So intense too.
This book is about a girl convicted of a murder, her sister that suffers the consequences, and a family living in fear of having everything taken from them. This is written true Jodi Picoult style. My favorite. Mostly in 1st person.
Allison is living in a halfway house after serving her prison sentence, her sister, Brynn wants nothing to do with her. Charm is a nursing student that carries a secret and Claire is the adpoted mother of Joshua, the little boy that is the center of each of thems world.
There is same language in this book and it deals with adult topics of murder and some sex. Very good though. I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good intense read. No teenagers though.

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Once again, Lindsay comes through. (Lindsay got me to read a silly story about teenage vampires that don't suck human blood.) Don't worry. This is not a vampire story. Mostly...
This is a non-fiction book people. I don't read many, but this one sucked me in. This is the story of a black woman in the 50's that dies of cervical cancer. Before she passes away, doctors take a sample of her cells and notice that they multiply quickly and can be kept alive very easily. This woman's cells become legendary. They have been instrumental in many medical studies and are sold around the world. They estimate that if you put them all together, they could circle the earth 3 times. Here is the crazy part. Her family of uneducated tobacco farmers, cannot afford health insurance.
This is a nail biter from the beginning. It really made me think that every time I take a pill or hear about some medical breakthrough, that it most likely happened because of Henrietta Lacks. Appalling! Read it! and let me know what you think!