DonateStudent LibraryThe Immortal Life of Henrietta LacksRebecca SklootNon-FictionHamletWilliam ShakespearePlayThe Great GatsbyF. Scott FitzgeraldFiction QuotesWhere To FindQuotePage no.Parent PubPrologue: The Woman in the PhotographThe Lackses challenged everything I thought I knew about faith, science, journalism, and race. Ultimately, this book is the result. It’s not only the story of HeLa cells and Henrietta Lacks, but of Henrietta’s family—particularly Deborah—and their lifelong struggle to make peace with the existence of those cells, and the science that made them possible.Key ThemesCost of ImmortalityProgress vs PrivacyFamilyDiscrimination
