This book inevitably asks the reader to look at their own lives and ask "remember one amazing thing." Then, it answers with "we all have one." This writer is one of my favorites and truly knows the art of weaving a provocative tale. I really enjoyed this book!

I drug my feet when this book was assigned, but I forged ahead driven strictly by the fact that I didn't want to be left out during discussion time. I sure am glad I did! This is an amazing, true story of a black woman who unknowingly contributed to the advancement of science and did for untold years even after her own demise. This book speaks not only to what methods, some unsavory, the world of medicine employed to get us where we are today but also to the generation of a race that suffered tremendous persecution. It seems surreal that these events could have happened from today's perspective, which made the book enlightening and informative. I would recommend it!