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For single mother Kate O'Hara, there was no decision to make. Her daughter, Rosie, is one of a small percentage of children with a disorder that prevents them from being immunized. All Kate can do is hope that herd immunity keeps the disease at bay and her little girl safe.
For Madeleine Cooper, vaccinations were a leap of faith she wasn't prepared to take. Which was why, following much soul-searching, she and her husband declined controversial measles shots for their daughter, Clara. All she can do is pray that it was the right decision, and if her little girl becomes sick, she gets through it unscathed.
But when both girls wind up in the same elementary school class, telltale red spots appear on Clara Cooper's chest, and on Rosie's a few days after. When one child recovers as the other's health becomes more critical, the two mothers find themselves across a very deep divide—when all they wanted was to keep their children safe.
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August 22, 2017 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781488203251
- File size: 329476 KB
- Duration: 11:26:24
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- English
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July 1, 2017
Madeleine Harrington and Kate O'Hara just wanted to keep their children safe. As any parent knows, the decisions are often plentiful, and the consequences are often murky. Are you a helicopter parent or a free-range one? Do you buy the pricey organic food or what's on sale? Do you swaddle, co-sleep, or just grab a minute of shut-eye when you can? Kate and Madeleine find themselves at the center of a vaccination debate that rocks their small town of Knockroe, just outside Dublin. When a measles outbreak threatens the life of Kate's daughter and gains worldwide attention, the formerly tight-knit town takes sides. Kate and Madeleine have to defend their positions in a high-profile legal case, airing opinions they'd only ever shared with closest friends and family. Hill has her finger on the vaccination zeitgeist, offering savvy and well-researched points on a touchy subject. The driving pace and small-town setting make this perfect book-club bait, ideal for discussing tough decisions and happy endings with friends and loved ones. Fans of Meg Wolitzer and Emily Giffin will devour this introspective and enlightening novel.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2017, American Library Association.)
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