Wish You Were Here - Jodi Picoult

 Wish You Were Here - Jodi Picoult

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Publication Date:

 Nov. 30, 2021

If someone is going to chronicle the Covid years, let it be prolific, best selling author, Jodi Picoult. She has successfully tackled many tough topics in the past and Wish You Were Here adds to that body of work.

This novel touches on the gamut of experiences and emotions surrounding Covid. It’s tough reading about the experiences of patients and health care professionals….but its important because, as she points out, Covid is NOT the flu. As with the main character, Diana, living in the time of Covid has caused many of us to reexamine our lives and what is important, who we are, and what  we need.

As usual, Picoult’s research is thorough and readers learn some interesting and diverse info.  She portrays Isabela Island so vividly that you can see it in your mind’s eye.

I don’t want to reveal a spoiler…so I will just say this…if you find the beginning of the novel less than satisfying (as I did)….keep reading. And, please, do read the author’s note at the end.

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