Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult.

Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult.

Hodder and Stoughton, April 2011.

Review by Laura Parish.

Zoe and Max have been trying to have a baby for ten years and, just as it looks as if their dream will come true, tragedy strikes. After heartbreak and divorce, Zoe meets Vanessa when working as a Music Therapist. When a business relationship between Zoe and Vanessa turns into something more, Zoe eventually lets herself begin to think about children and remembers that there are still frozen embryos that she and Max never used.
However, after finding solace in alcohol and then redemption in a church, Max has other ideas and Zoe isn’t going to find it so easy to get Max’s permission to take his unborn child.

This, like many of Jodi’s novels, doesn’t shy away from controversial issues. The subject matter seemed very topical, particularly in the United States and it was interesting to read it with those issues in mind; especially when you remember that the author has some personal experience with the issues raised.
I, personally, really liked this book. It tackles a sensitive subject and I think it remains balanced between both sides of the argument. It’s a brave subject to take on in a novel as it’s one a lot of people have various opinions about. It show’s both Max and Zoe’s point of view.
The plot itself keeps us guessing until the last few pages which keep me wanting to read until the end.
What I also found interesting, was that there was original music (written by Jodi Picoult and Ellen Wilber,) that accompanied the book. The music added to the emotion of the book. Overall, a very interesting, emotional and thought provoking book indeed.
For more information about downloading the music, head to Jodi’s website: http://www.jodipicoult.com

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I grew up by the sea in Dorset and currently live in Poole with my husband, Chris and three cats. I love writing and have a BA (Hons) in Creative Writing from Falmouth University. I am writing my first book. If only I could stop pressing delete. Chris has threatened to stop it from working. Haha.
I have always loved creative writing since I was in first school and would very much like to meet my teacher, Miss Sayers, to say thank you for all the encouragement she gave me then.
When not writing, I love reading, cats, Disney, singing (I can't sing but this doesn't stop me,) and falling into a good TV show or film. If I could step into any fictional world, it would be amongst the characters in ABC's Once Upon a Time.
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