The Donor
Published on 21. July 2011
320 pages
978-0-571-25438-5 (ISBN)
Description
The Donor, Helen FitzGerald's fifth novel, is a nail-biting psychological thriller about a single dad's horrorfying dilemma. Will, who has given up everything to raise his twin daughters, has a terrible choice to make when both girls suffer kidney failure age 16.
Should he save one child? If so, which one?
Should he buy a kidney - be an organ tourist?
Should he sacrifice himself?
Or is there a fourth solution - one so terrible it has never even crossed his mind?
Perfect for fans of Julia Crouch, Sophie Hannah and Laura Lippman, The Donor is a gripping thriller about a single dad faced with organ donation as his twin daughters battle to survive. Helen FitzGerald is also the acclaimed author of The Cry, which was longlisted for the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year award.
Should he save one child? If so, which one?
Should he buy a kidney - be an organ tourist?
Should he sacrifice himself?
Or is there a fourth solution - one so terrible it has never even crossed his mind?
Perfect for fans of Julia Crouch, Sophie Hannah and Laura Lippman, The Donor is a gripping thriller about a single dad faced with organ donation as his twin daughters battle to survive. Helen FitzGerald is also the acclaimed author of The Cry, which was longlisted for the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year award.
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Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
File size
0,53 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-571-25438-5 (9780571254385)
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Person
Helen FitzGerald is the bestselling author of Dead Lovely (2007) and nine other adult and young adult thrillers, including My Last Confession (2009), The Donor (2011) and most recently The Cry (2013), which was longlisted for the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year and the Guardian's Not the Booker Prize. Helen has worked as a criminal justice social worker for over ten years. She is one of thirteen children and grew up in Victoria, Australia. She now lives in Glasgow with her husband and two children.
Content
- Intro
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
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- About the Author
- By the Same Author
- Copyright
