Jacob Have I Loved

Katherine Paterson won the Newbery Medal for this lost birthright story in 1980. It relates the story of twins Caroline and Louise, who is the elder by minutes. The former seems to gather all the love and attention right from birth and only when she has left their lonely island home to study music can Louise establish herself positively in the eyes of her family, dominated by a harridan, hateful grandmother. But even this does not satisfy her true inner need for love and recognition, so the time comes when she too must leave the island and seek fulfillment, which of her is in medicine. This novel is imbued with all kinds of strong emotions that cannot fail to leave an impression on the reader for they are conveyed masterfully and poignantly --- well worth introducing to older and probably well experienced readers.