I loved this novel! Jodi Picoult always creates characters that spring to life from the pages of her books. She always tells about emotional journeys. This novel, however, has a surprise ending that I never saw coming.
Thirteen year old Jenna Metcalf has been searching for her mother, Alice as long as she can remember. Alice disappeared in the wake of a tragic accident at the elephant sanctuary where they lived. Alice, a renowned researcher on grief in elephants, survived the accident, but disappeared from the hospital and has not been seen or heard from since.
Jenna spends hours searching the internet and posting on missing person message boards. She hounds the police to keep investigating. Finally, she enlists the help of a psychic, Serenity Jones who was once a famous TV personality famous for finding missing persons, but has since become not much more than a pal reader in a walkup apartment. She also hires a private investigator, Virgil Stanhope, who was a police officer originally involved in investigating her mother's disappearance. Serenity, who has lost faith in her psychic abilities, and Virgil, who has lost faith in mankind, are drawn to Jenna, and end up helping her despite their reservations.
This motley trio checks out every possible lead. The characters they encounter along the way are also an interesting crew. As they gather more and more information, they still cannot determine what really happened on that fateful night.
This is a riveting mystery, but it also teaches the reader a great deal about elephants. I will never be able to enjoy seeing an elephant in a zoo again. I would highly recommend this novel.
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