Synopses & Reviews
Every life has a soundtrack. All you have to do is listen. Music has set the tone for most of Zoe Baxters life. Theres the melody that reminds her of the summer she spent rubbing baby oil on her stomach in pursuit of the perfect tan. A dance beat that makes her think of using a fake ID to slip into a nightclub. A dirge that marked the years she spent trying to get pregnant.
For better or for worse, music is the language of memory. It is also the language of love.
In the aftermath of a series of personal tragedies, Zoe throws herself into her career as a music therapist. When an unexpected friendship slowly blossoms into love, she makes plans for a new life, but to her shock and inevitable rage, some people—even those she loves and trusts most—dont want that to happen.
Sing You Home is about identity, love, marriage, and parenthood. Its about people wanting to do the right thing for the greater good, even as they work to fulfill their own personal desires and dreams. And its about what happens when the outside world brutally calls into question the very thing closest to our hearts: family.
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“Powerful. . . Gripping.” —Booklist
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“Sing You Home deftly personalizes the political, delivering a larger message of tolerance that's difficult to fault.” —Entertainment Weekly
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“An immensely entertaining melodrama with crackerjack dialogue that kept me happily indoors for an entire weekend.” —USA Today
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“[Jodi Picoult] has crafted another winner. . . Picoult cleverly examines the modern world of reproductive science, how best to nurture a child and what, exactly, being a family means.” —People
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“Thouroughly satisfying. Sing You Home truly sings.” —BookPage
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“Sing You Home is the book that we, as gay men and woman, will want to hand to our straight friends, neighbors, co-workers, and family members. I’m not saying Picoult is a savior for the gay movement, but she’s created a record of our time.” —Edge (Boston, Chicago, Atlanta, Miami, and Los Angeles)
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“Picoult treats all sides of this complex morality tale with honesty and dignity, which is what readers have come to expect from her.” —St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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“Determinedly life affirming, with designs on the heart.” —Newark Star-Ledger