Many thanks to NetGalley, Random House/Ballantine Books and Jodi Picoult for the opportunity to read her latest novel - 4.5 stars rounded up.
The story unfolds with a plane crash as Dawn is on her way home to her family in Boston. But her family is not the first thing that comes to mind and she faces the possibility of her death - it's the man and the life she left behind in Egypt 15 years ago. When the airline offers to fly her anywhere, Egypt is where she goes. The book then alternates between her life in Boston and Egypt as different choices are made.
I've been a huge Jodi Picoult fan since I first read The Pact more than 20 years ago. I've devoured each one of her books since then and love how she is able to pick a controversial subject and truly show and make you feel both sides. This book exemplifies that theme, with showing two different life paths and how to make decisions that you know will hurt you and others.
I'm not sure I've read a more meticulously researched book on so many different subjects. You will read and learn so much Egyptology, quantum physics, and the culture of death. I'm sure the vast information overload will bog down many readers but I personally thought that there were so many important life lessons in this book. I was fascinated with Dawn's job as a death doula and loved the conversations she had with her client, Win, as she faced her death from cancer. There's also the theme of how we choose our paths - are we selfish when we choose others' feelings before ours? Or are we selfish when we choose what we want?
Would be such a great book club read since there is so much to talk about.
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