Jodi Picoult
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Date read: 14 - 24 July 2016
Length: 427 pages
When Jane hits her husband Oliver, she freaks out and heads on a cross-state journey towards her brother Joley. Already waiting in the car with everything they need is her daughter Rebecca.
When they arrive at the Orchard, their lives are turned upside down. They both fall in love (Jane with Sam, Rebecca with Hadley) but for different reasons it cannot last.
But Oliver is a scientist who is good at tracking. How long will it be before he finds them?
This story is told from the characters' different view points, which is a style I quite like. I feel you get to know the individual characters better and it's less presuming.
The story switches between different times, which can be confusing at first but actually works quite well. It's interesting to see what the different characters think at different stages in their lives, and how those opinions change over time.
I quite liked all the characters, there are none truly despicable. My least favourite is probably Oliver though. He seems a bit self centred and expected everyone to do what he wanted. I didn't really have a favorite character. None of the others particularly stood out.
Quite good for her first novel I'd say.
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The Wee Librocubicularist
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