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    The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Behind the Story
    The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Behind the Story
    The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Behind the Story
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    If you've devoured the last morsel of your savory book, but have a stomach that yearns for more, "Behind the Story" will be a most delightful surprise. Enjoy this basket full of hand-picked treats, compiled as an easy, concise, info-rich serving just for you! You'll be on a VIP tour where we will take you by the hand to show you what is behind the curtains, what is "Behind the Story".

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    “What was the inspiration behind the creation of this book?”

    Rebecca Skloot was 16 when she first heard about the HeLa cells in a classroom. Her teacher informed them that the cell line came from a black American woman who had died of cancer in 1951. It was the same year that her father, famous writer Floyd Skloot, had contacted brain illness caused by a virus that had no cure, reason why he permitted himself to become a drug test subject. This caused him and his family much pain and frustration (Later on, Floyd Skloot’s life would be held as an example of a writer’s tenacity in sections about famous writers in fiction writing books and he would write extensively about living with brain damage himself). Rebecca would drive him to and from the hospital whenever he would receive test drug infusions. And now, here were cells used for experimentations on just about anything and everything that mattered in medicinal science. Her curiosity was piqued high time.
    The little information her teacher provided was utterly lacking. She was especially curious about HeLa, the person, and particularly sensitive about how her family felt and reacted about science meddling with her cells. How did they feel about her living cells being grown in labs and being experimented upon? During her eventual investigation, Skloot learned a lot about the ups and downs of medicinal science.

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXinXii
    Release dateDec 17, 2013
    ISBN9781476368009
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      A personal note from the editor…

      What if…? was the question that gave birth to Behind the Story Books.

      When I pick up a book, from the first letter to the last, I am often completely enveloped in the novel - I'm laughing, rejoicing, fighting, and crying, side by side next to the characters. Even long after the book is finished, I found myself reminiscing about the scenes and characters over and over again in my head like a broken tape recorder – I was left high and very dry.

      One particularly pleasant evening, after closing the last page to a wonderful story, I just HAD to find out everything about the book - how it was created, how it was developed, who the author was, - everything.

      This sudden spurt of passion has led me to create and develop Behind the Story Books, to share with you - my fellow book lovers – a fan’s love for books. I hope you can see the love that went into the creation this book. Please enjoy this book and support Behind the Story Books. It is created for a fan, by a fan.

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      Introduction

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      Book Title: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

      Author Name: Rebecca Skloot

      Time it was written: 1999 - 2009

      Place it was written: West Virginia

      First publication: February 2, 2010

      Publisher: Crown, First Edition

      Narrator: First Person, Third Person Omniscient

      Point of view: First Person (Rebecca Skloot, Deborah Lacks), Third Person Omniscient (Henrietta Lacks, Others)

      Tone: Written In Clear, Plain Prose, Concise, Straightforward

      Tense: Present and Past

      Setting (Time): 1930s up to the Present (2009)

      Setting (Place): Clover, Virginia; Baltimore; John Hopkins

      Protagonist: Henrietta Lacks, The Lacks Family, Rebecca Skloot

      Theme: Scientific Research and Discovery, Disease, Family, Racism, Poverty, Medical Ethics, Race, Class, Medicine, Education, Unintended Consequences

      Motif: Cells, Scientists, Journalists, Blood, Cancer, Hate, Poverty, Religious Beliefs, John Hopkins

      Who’s the author anyways?

      Rebecca Skloot is an award-winning science writer who wrote the instant bestseller debut book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. (3) She was born in Pittsburg, Illinois. Her father, Floyd Skloot, is a writer, memoirist and novelist, and her mother Betsy McCarthy is a hospital administrator, a professional knitter and a writer, too. When she was four, she dreamed of being a

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