Judith Somers suffers from kidney failure and must undergo dialysis three times a week. She hates every minute of it. Then Bob, a coworker, eagerly offers to be her donor. What person in kidney failure wouldn't be overjoyed to receive a kidney from a live donor?

Gloria Robinson's "The Donor" takes you through Judith's quandary. She needs the kidney, but though Bob's offer thrills her, it also makes her uncomfortable. After all, he's not a friend, and she doesn't know him very well. Is he just a good guy, or is there an underlying motive behind his seemingly selfless offer? If she...