Gray Matter

Rachel Whitman has everything. Sheâs young, attractive, and affluent. Her husband is the brilliant CEO of his own company. They have a big new house in a flossy Boston suburb. They have all the brand-name toys that go along with wealth. And they have a gorgeous, sweet little six-year-old son named Dylan. But Dylan has learning disabilities. Although intelligence isnât everything, Rachel lives in a community where the rewards for brainpower are conspicuous. She fears her son will grow up never fully appreciating the wonders of life. Like so many middle-class parents who would do anything to improve life for their childrenâwhether it means fixing hair, teeth, or noseâRachel cannot accept that her child is less than perfect. Tortured by the idea that something she did in the past caused Dylanâs problems, Rachel becomes obsessed with a secret and expensive medical procedure that claims to turn slow children into geniuses. Should she and her husband sacrifice their new fortune on the risky, experimental procedure for the sake of their sonâs happiness? Unaware of the real consequences of the brain enhancement procedure, Rachel canât know that the costs of the operation go far beyond financial ones.