Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor …
Review of 'The Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
I listened to the audiobook. This book is the story of Henrietta Lack's cancer cells which continue to live on in research labs long after her death and the effect on her family of learning this.
The book was to be about the cells, but the story becomes the story of how the story was written and the history of a poor urban black family in America and the society they live in through their eyes.
A must read!