Truthfully, I do not know where to begin in telling you
about this book. I had heard subtle rumors that the book was hard to read, so I
expected an emotional, gut-wrenching story from Jodi. Typical, in other words. This
story did not pull me in like some of her other novels. Alice is a scientist,
she researches elephants in the wilds of Africa. Then she starts to notice how
they mourn. She meets Thomas, who runs an elephant sanctuary in the US and when Alice
realizes she is pregnant, leaves Africa to marry Thomas, have a family, and continue her research. Things start to unravel, though, ending with a murder, a
missing person, and Thomas in an institution. But remember, this is a Jodi
Picoult novel and things are not always as they seem. There is lots of
interesting information in this book about elephant society. They are very matriarchal,
they love their babies, value friendships and suffer grief. Sorry, I cannot put
my finger on why I did not love this book. I am not sorry I read it, but it
will not be included on any favorites list.
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