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Jenna wants to find her mother Alice, who disappeared after an accident at the elephant sanctuary when Jenna was three. Or was it an accident? Jenna enlists the help of Serenity, a psychic, and Virgil, the retired detective-turned P.I. who had worked on her mother's case. As Jenna & crew uncover new clues, chapters narrated by Alice discuss her research into the grieving of elephants as well as her relationship with Thomas and the other elephant keepers at the sanctuary.
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I would give 4 stars for the parts about the elephants, but considerably less to the human storyline. In the afterward Picoult told about the research she did on elephants in order to write the book. I found this fascinating. I have to say that she is an excellent storyteller and I did enjoy listening to the book for the most part. However, the psychic element she introduced was too bizarre for my liking.
At first, I was listening to this book. I quickly learned I was doing the book a disservice, reading it this way. I felt lost in the characters. We have Jenna, a smart, independent 13 year old, hell bent on finding her mother. Serenity, a psychic trying to regain her lost powers, was there to help Jenna on her journey. Jenna has Alice's journals about her life in Botswana and New Hampshire, observing and saving elephants. The hapless alcoholic former detective Virgil also plays a role. Each chap
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Did not see that coming (other people probably did) and really enjoyed learning more about my favorite animal, elephants. But it was not my favorite JP.
I loved the story, and I learned so much about elephants, also.
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