The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
The internationally bestselling story of a young woman whose death in 1951 changed medical science for ever . . .
No dead woman has done more for the living. . A fascinating, harrowing, necessary book. -- Hilary Mantel * Guardian *
An extraordinary mix of memoir and science reveals the story of how one woman’s cells have saved countless lives. * Daily Telegraph *
A heartbreaking account of racism and injustice . . . Moving and magnificent. * Metro *
An extraordinary mix of memoir and science reveals the story of how one woman’s cells have saved countless lives. * Daily Telegraph *
A heartbreaking account of racism and injustice . . . Moving and magnificent. * Metro *
Rebecca Skloot is an award-winning science writer whose articles have appeared in the New York Times Magazine and O, the Oprah Magazine, among others. She has worked as a correspondent for NPR’s RadioLab and PBS’s Nova ScienceNOW, and blogs about science, life, and writing at Culture Dish, hosted by Seed magazine. She also teaches creative non-fiction at the University of Memphis. Her book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is a moving account of the woman who changed the medical world forever.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781509877027 |
| ISBN 10 | 1509877029 |
| Title | The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks |
| Author | Rebecca Skloot |
| Series | Picador Classic |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2023-04-27 |
| Number of pages | 464 |
| Prizes | Winner of The Wellcome Trust Book Prize 2010 (UK) |
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