Jodi Picoult is probably my #1 favorite author. I have read
almost all of her books and this new book did not disappoint me! It is the story of a brave 13 year old girl, Jenna, who is
trying to find her mother. Her mother disappeared after a tragic accident when
the child was only three years old. Jenna is raised by her maternal
grandmother, who never speaks of Jenna’s mother. Her father is in a home for
mentally disturbed persons.
Jenna’s mother was a research scientist, working on a
doctorate on elephants and how they relate to the deaths of their family
members and non-related elephants. The research that was done on elephants for this book is
fascinating. I learned a lot about elephants from this book. It is true “an elephant
doesn’t forget”!
Jenna meets a disgraced psychic, Serenity, and hires a
retired alcoholic police detective who is working as a private investigator
to help her find her mother. Their search takes them to several locations and
into different situations. All this is unknown to her grandmother.
I couldn’t put this book down, as I wanted to see if Jenna
found her mother. I took the book everywhere with me. I read at doctor appointments, at railroad crossings and at traffic lights! I was totally surprised by the ending of the book, never
suspecting it would end this way. You definitely don’t want to miss this book. Jodi Picoult
has done it again!!
-Submitted by Georgette Kaye Carroll
No comments:
Post a Comment