The Price of Life

A keen eye for thought-provoking stories. * The Telegraph *
I found this book unputdownable, missing Tube stations and bus stops I was so engrossed by it … I urge you to take this book home with you, even steal it. – Ben Judah, author of This Is London and This Is Europe
Morbidly fascinating and essential … clear-eyed and humane. * New Statesman *
Touches on some important moral, political and philosophical issues … compelling. * Literary Review *
Vivid. * The Observer *
So smart - a concept that re-frames how you think about the world. And, as always, reported with insane flair. – Sophie Elmhirst, author of Maurice and Maralyn
A thrilling adventure that takes in the strange and the profound - via hitmen, hostage negotiators, embryos, and the organ trade. It’s funny. It’s dark. It’s moving. It’s brilliant. Reading it, you’ll come away with a sense of gratitude, understanding that your own life is that little more valuable. – Oliver Franklin-Wallis, author of Wasteland
A sobering reminder that every life has a price, however priceless we may feel our own to be. These are astounding stories that raise urgent ethical questions. – Angela Saini, author of The Patriarchs
A dose of fresh air around the grim realisation that our world is besotted with numbers and data. * Snack *
Fascinating, funny, illuminating. – Adam Hills, comedian
Riveting … human stories that make the impersonal intelligible. * The Guardian *

Jenny Kleeman is a journalist and broadcaster. She writes for The Guardian, The Sunday Times, Tortoise and the Financial Times Magazine. She has presented programmes for the BBC, Channel 4 and VICE News Tonight on HBO, as well as making thirteen films from across the globe for Channel 4’s Unreported World. The Price of Life is her second book.

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