Readers recommend books: 'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks'

January 5, 2018 at 1:30PM
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

"The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks," by Rebecca Skloot.

The powerful story of the overlooked life of the woman whose cells have saved so many of us. Sobering, thought-provoking.

Barbara DaCosta Minneapolis

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