I have three kids, and my daughter – my youngest – was getting ready to go to college, which meant I’d be an empty nester. Although this story follows Picoult’s usual central theme of human relationships and emotions, I wonder if a blending of mysticism and spiritualism in the mix incited the angry Goodreads mob. I began to dig a bit more about elephants, and their reaction to death, and what I uncovered became a metaphor for the novel. I've always been intrigued by psychics and that part mixed with the elephant stuff really made this one stick for me.

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The pages turn apace, though Virgil labors under too many noir cliches, and wisecracking Serenity seems to be on loan from a Susan Isaacs novel.After reading some 380 (approx, give or take 20) pages we find out that Alice is alive, but that Jenna, the drunk former detective, Gideon (the guy her mum had an affair with), and a whole host of other characters we were introduced to are in fact DEAD. This is another story (credit to author Jodi Picoult), that came vibrantly alive through 'all' the voices of the readers. I allowed outside influences to shape some preconceived notions and expectations in my head about this book before I even flipped open the front cover. Being an immigrant who left hers behind six years ago, to take up residence on the other side of the world, was probably one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. I, on the other hand, became obsessed and dug a little deeper, trying to find out everything I could at the school library and from my teachers and books.

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Please use a spoiler tag if you'd like to comment on anything that could ruin someone else's reading experience. In Africa, there are iridescent blues on the wings of birds that you do not see anywhere else in nature. Jenna inspires both Serenity and Virgil with new focus, clarify and purpose in their lives and the trio embarks on an extensive, far reaching and at times mystical adventure of detective work and personal discovery to locate the missing Dr. Desperate, they reached out to Randall Moore – the original trainer of Owalla, who had not seen her for over a decade. A couple different storylines merging together told from multiple character perspectives (in true Picoult style!Elephants are among the few species in this world (including humans) that show cross-species empathy – they will help out another animal in distress even if there is no biological advantage. Her thirteen-year-old daughter, Jenna is determined she will find her mother: after all, Alice would never have voluntarily left Jenna, of that she is certain. She has mysteriously disappeared over ten years ago, and her daughter Jenna is determined to find her or find out what has happened to her mother.