A largely untold and deeply disturbing story ... A story with real heroes — and real villains ... Reclaims and reconstructs the hidden history of the American thalidomide victims and details their struggles with passion and compassion. By the end of the book, the heroes include the children themselves ... Moving.
A novelistic investigation of the shocking story of thalidomide in the U.S. ... Riveting ... A significant work about a horrifying example of widespread pharmaceutical negligence.
