I can say one thing about Jodi Picoult - she's definitely not afraid to broach the "hot" topics of our time. This time around, Picoult covers gay marriage, embryo rights, alcoholism as well as infertility. Zoe and Max were married for several years, trying valiantly to conceive, spending thousands of dollars on IVF treatments. When they divorce, neither of them gives any thought to the 3 fertilized embryos that are frozen in storage. However, Zoe (a music therapist) eventually falls in love with Vanessa, a school guidance counselor and the two desparately want to start a family with those frozen embryos. The only problem is that also during this time, Max has become deeply religious and refuses to give away the embryos to a homosexual couple, preferring instead to give them to his older brother and sister-in-law. What follows is par-for-the-course Picoult (tense courtroom scenes and back and forth perspectives). All in all, a good read. The most interesting aspect of Sing you Home is that it comes with a music CD of songs that parallel the themes in the book. The lyrics are written by Picoult and sung by Ellen Wilber.
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Wow. I'm still breathless after finishing this book. Ms. Picoult has been one of my favorite writers for a long, long time, and I look forward to each of her books. This one doesn't disappoint in any way. The story is graphic in many ways and hard to read simply because it's so powerful. You feel for (almost) all of the characters. And the ending made my head spin. It was simply perfect. Thank you, Ms. Picoult, for having the courage to write a wonderful book about a controversial subject. This is one of my top ten books of all time.
Charmaine Smith (Reliable Limo in Seattle)
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