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An edition of The donor (2011)

The donor

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Will Marion has two perfect kidneys. His daughters aren't so lucky. Question is: which one should he save? Will's 47. His wife bailed out when the twins were in nappies and hasn't been seen since. He coped OK by himself at first, giving Georgie and Kay all the love he could, working in a boring admin job to support them. Just after the twins turn sixteen, Georgie suffers kidney failure and is placed on dialysis. Her type is rare, and Will immediately offers to donate an organ. Without a transplant, she would probably never see adulthood. So far so good. But then Kay gets sick. She's also sixteen. Just as precious. Her kidney type just as rare. Time is critical, and he has to make a decision. Should he buy a kidney - be an organ tourist? Should he save one child? If so, which one? Should he sacrifice himself? Or is there a fourth solution - one so terrible it has never even crossed his mind?

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Faber and Faber
Language
English
Pages
309

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Will Marion has two perfect kidneys. His daughters aren't so lucky. Question is: which one should he save? Will's 47. His wife bailed out when the twins were in nappies and hasn't been seen since. He coped OK by himself at first, giving Georgie and Kay all the love he could, working in a boring admin job to support them. Just after the twins turn sixteen, Georgie suffers kidney failure and is placed on dialysis. Her type is rare, and Will immediately offers to donate an organ. Without a transplant, she would probably never see adulthood. So far so good. But then Kay gets sick. She's also sixteen. Just as precious. Her kidney type just as rare. Time is critical, and he has to make a decision. Should be buy a kidney
be an organ tourist? Should be save one child? If so, which one? Should be sacrifice himself? Or is there a fourth solution
one so terrible it has never even crossed his mind?

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Published in
London

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
823.6
Library of Congress
PR6106.I894 D66 2011, PR6106

The Physical Object

Pagination
309 pages
Number of pages
309

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL28242153M
Internet Archive
donor0000fitz_j4k8
ISBN 10
0571254373
ISBN 13
9780571254378
OCLC/WorldCat
726823901

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