I am a big fan of Jodi Picoult and have read most of her books. So I was pretty sure when I picked this one up I would enjoy it. And enjoy I did...as usual there are fascinating characters that she draws you into, revealing more of them bit by bit till you feel you know and maybe even understand them. That is one of the defining elements in all her writing. But in this book I got something extra and I think you will too. I learned a lot about wolves, and how they live, and how that pertains to how we live, our very character as humans; what makes us different and remarkable, and what makes the animals so wonderful in their own right. And are we so far from the animals in behavior? Or is it just our interpretations of or reasons for the behaviors that are different?
The book makes you think about these and other questions,including what is a family? How do we make our families and it helps us realize not just humans have this thing called family . It's a book about love, animals, and how humans try to make their way in a world not all that far removed from our animal companions on this earth.
Well worth reading.