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THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS by Rebecca Skloot

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REBECCA SKLOOT. With an introduction by Sarah Moss

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She died in 1951. What happened next changed the world. The internationally bestselling story of a young woman whose death in 1951 changed medical science for ever . . .

Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. Born a poor black tobacco farmer, her cancer cells - taken without her knowledge - became a multimillion-dollar industry and one of the most important tools in medicine. Yet Henrietta's family did not learn of her 'immortality' until more than twenty years after her death, with devastating consequences . . . Rebecca Skloot's fascinating account is the story of the life, and afterlife, of one woman who changed the medical world forever. Balancing the beauty and drama of scientific discovery with dark questions about who owns the stuff our bodies are made of, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is an extraordinary journey in search of the soul and story of a real woman, whose cells live on today in all four corners of the world.

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No dead woman has done more for the living. A fascinating, harrowing, necessary book - Hillary Mantel;

A gripping read that has deservedly been a huge bestseller in the US. It should be there, too - Sunday Times;

A heartbreaking account of racism and injustice. Moving and magnificient - Metro;

Rebecca Skloot explores the idealism and faith in science that helped to save thousands of lives but nearly destroyed a family. This is an extraordinary book, haunting and beautifully told - Eric Schlosser, Author of Fast Food Nation;

Glorious. as gripping and rich as any work of fiction you will read this year - The Times.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR : 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 nonfiction at the University of Memphis.

Rebecca Skloot is the author of the #1 New York Times Bestseller, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, which was made into an Emmy Nominated HBO film starring Oprah Winfrey as Deborah Lacks, Renee Elise Goldsberry as Henrietta Lacks, and Rose Byrne as Rebecca Skloot. Her award winning science writing has appeared in The New York Times Magazine; O, The Oprah Magazine, and many other publications. She specializes in narrative science writing and has explored a wide range of topics, including goldfish surgery, tissue ownership rights, race and medicine, food politics, and packs of wild dogs in Manhattan. She has worked as a correspondent for WNYC’s Radiolab and PBS’s Nova ScienceNOW. She and her father, Floyd Skloot, co-edited The Best American Science Writing 2011. You can read a selection of Rebecca Skloot’s magazine writing on the Articles page of this site.

Skloot is the founder and president of The Henrietta Lacks Foundation, which has been featured in the New York Times. She has a B.S. in biological sciences and an MFA in creative nonfiction. She financed her degrees by working in emergency rooms, neurology labs, veterinary morgues and martini bars. She has taught creative writing and science journalism at the University of California Berkeley, New York University, University of Memphis, and the University of Pittsburgh. She is a regularly featured speaker at conferences and universities worldwide.

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SKU Code	PRK B 5538
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Brand	Bookwomb
ISBN No.	9780330533447
Author Name	REBECCA SKLOOT. With an introduction by Sarah Moss
Publisher Name	PAN MACMILLAN