Book Reviews
Picoult has become a master—almost a clairvoyant—at targeting hot issues and writing highly readable page-turners about them.... It is impossible not to be held spellbound by the way she forces us to think, hard, about right and wrong.
Washington Post
Picoult writes with a fine touch, a sharp eye for detail, and a firm grasp of the delicacy and complexity of human relationships.
Boston Globe
Picoult brings her considerable talents to this contemporary story of a young woman in search of her identity..... Told in flashbacks, this is a realistic story of childhood and adolescence, the demands of motherhood, the hard paths of personal growth and the generosity of spirit required by love. Picoult's imagery is startling and brilliant; her characters move credibly through this affecting drama
Publishers Weekly
In her second novel, Jodi Picoult recounts with power and grace a young woman's efforts to achieve "grandeur...and the ability to be comfortable in the world."... Picoult considers various forces that can unite or fracture families and examines the complexities of the human heart both literally and figuratively. Highly recommended. — Jane S. Bakerman, Indiana State Univ., Terre Haute
Library Journal
An updated formulaic second novel in which the young heroine not only finds herself but along the way comes to terms with that other contemporary women's issue: motherhood.... Some good writing, but not enough to sustain a concept-driven and rather old-fashioned story, despite its occasional contemporary gloss.
Kirkus Reviews