Hollow Bones: A Novel – Hardcover by Jodi Picoult

#1 New York Times bestselling powerhouse Jodi Picoult (Mad Honey, Wish You Were Here, My Sister's Keeper) returns with Hollow Bones, a staggering, morally electrifying, and deeply provocative novel that explores cutting-edge bioethics, parental devotion, and the legal battleground of human gene editing. When paleontologist Dr. Rebecca Cole discovers that her adolescent daughter suffers from an ultra-rare, fatal genetic bone disorder, she is offered an unauthorized experimental CRISPR gene therapy that could cure her child—or cause catastrophic neurological consequences.

Picoult’s signature genius for tackling ripped-from-the-headlines ethical dilemmas with deeply sympathetic, multi-perspective storytelling reaches its peak here. Alternating between the perspectives of the desperate mother, the brilliant bioengineer, the court-appointed legal guardian, and the precocious teenage daughter herself, Picoult examines the question: How far should a parent go to save their child's life, and who owns the right to our DNA?

With gripping courtroom drama sequences, meticulously researched scientific detail, and heart-rending family dynamics, Hollow Bones is an urgent, timely, and emotionally unsparing tour-de-force. Perfect for book club debates that challenge every moral certainty, confirming Jodi Picoult's status as one of America's most essential contemporary novelists.