By Joe Donahue
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Albany, NY – In her 10th novel, Lionel Shriver, the US born, London-based author of The Post-Birthday World, and We Need to Talk About Kevin, takes on the American medical system. The result is a scathing, unforgettable deeply affecting book that tackles the big questions that surround the US healthcare system & insurance industry.
Her new novel, So Much for That, tells a timely and multi-layered story about the strain placed on a marriage when catastrophic illness intrudes and coming down to the impossible question - How much is one human life worth?