描述
Dr. Evelyn Fletcher is a surgeon caught in a maelstrom of controversy after secretly devising a surgical procedure that could alter the lives of millions. When the beautiful and successful Valerie Dalton walks into Fletcher's office for a routine abortion, the doctor realizes that she has found the perfect experimental subject.Karen Chandler and her husband sought pregnancy for years with no success. They greet Fletcher's offer of a radically new fertility procedure as a miracle. Karen, with no hesitation, agrees to undergo the clandestine surgery.When little Renata is born and then falls deathly ill, only one person can save her life. A woman who does not even know her daughter exists. Under a barrage of media scrutiny, Valerie Dalton must face the courts with her lover in an unprecedented custody battle. Ultimately, she plumbs the depths of her shattered soul to find the answer to the conflict that rages within her and all society. Solomon's Knife is a masterful and fiery blend of medical thriller and courtroom drama that fuses every facet of the most violently debated issue of our age. The reality it foreshadows is only years -- perhaps months -- away.