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andlt;Iandgt;A life hanging in the balance . . . a family torn apart. The #1 internationally bestselling author Jodi Picoult tells an unforgettable story about family secrets, love, and letting go.andlt;/Iandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;In the wild, when a wolf knows its time is over, when it knows it is of no more use to its pack, it may sometimes choose to slip away. Dying apart from its family, it stays proud and true to its nature. Humans arenand#8217;t so lucky. andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Luke Warren has spent his life researching wolves. He has written about them, studied their habits intensively, and even lived with them for extended periods of time. In many ways, Luke understands wolf dynamics better than those of his own family. His wife, Georgie, has left him, finally giving up on their lonely marriage. His son, Edward, twenty-four, fled six years ago, leaving behind a shattered relationship with his father. Edward understands that some things cannot be fixed, though memories of his domineering father still inflict pain. Then comes a frantic phone call: Luke has been gravely injured in a car accident with Edwardand#8217;s younger sister, Cara. andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Suddenly everything changes: Edward must return home to face the father he walked out on at age eighteen. He and Cara have to decide their fatherand#8217;s fate together. Though thereand#8217;s no easy answer, questions abound: What secrets have Edward and his sister kept from each other? What hidden motives inform their need to let their father die . . . or to try to keep him alive? What would Luke himself want? How can any family member make such a decision in the face of guilt, pain, or both? And most importantly, to what extent have they all forgotten what a wolf never forgets: that each member of a pack needs the others, and that sometimes survival means sacrifice? andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Another tour de force by Picoult, andlt;Iandgt;Lone Wolf andlt;/Iandgt;brilliantly describes the nature of a family: the love, protection, and strength it can offerand#8212;and the price we might have to pay for those gifts. What happens when the hope that should sustain a family is the very thing tearing it apart?
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"Nobody in commercial fiction cranks the pages more effectively than Jodi Picoult." USA Today
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"Compelling...fascinating...This page-turner will keep you wondering." People Magazine
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"Impossible to put down." Library Journal
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“Nobody in commercial fiction cranks the pages more effectively than Jodi Picoult.” --USA Today
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“Compelling... fascinating... this page-turner will keep you wondering.” --People Magazine
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"Impossible to put down." --Library Journal
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andlt;divandgt;"Compelling... fascinating... this page-turner will keep you wondering." --People Magazineandlt;/divandgt;
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andlt;divandgt;"Impossible to put down." --Library Journalandlt;/divandgt;
Synopsis
A life hanging in the balance...a family torn apart. The #1 internationally bestselling author Jodi Picoult tells an unforgettable story about family, love, and letting go.
A life hanging in the balance . . . a family torn apart. The #1 internationally bestselling author Jodi Picoult tells an unforgettable story about family secrets, love, and letting go.
In the wild, when a wolf knows its time is over, when it knows it is of no more use to its pack, it may sometimes choose to slip away. Dying apart from its family, it stays proud and true to its nature. Humans aren't so lucky.
Luke Warren has spent his life researching wolves. He has written about them, studied their habits intensively, and even lived with them for extended periods of time. In many ways, Luke understands wolf dynamics better than those of his own family. His wife, Georgie, has left him, finally giving up on their lonely marriage. His son, Edward, twenty-four, fled six years ago, leaving behind a shattered relationship with his father. Edward understands that some things cannot be fixed, though memories of his domineering father still inflict pain. Then comes a frantic phone call: Luke has been gravely injured in a car accident with Edward's younger sister, Cara.
Suddenly everything changes: Edward must return home to face the father he walked out on at age eighteen. He and Cara have to decide their father's fate together. Though there's no easy answer, questions abound: What secrets have Edward and his sister kept from each other? What hidden motives inform their need to let their father die . . . or to try to keep him alive? What would Luke himself want? How can any family member make such a decision in the face of guilt, pain, or both? And most importantly, to what extent have they all forgotten what a wolf never forgets: that each member of a pack needs the others, and that sometimes survival means sacrifice?
Another tour de force by Picoult, Lone Wolf brilliantly describes the nature of a family: the love, protection, and strength it can offer--and the price we might have to pay for those gifts. What happens when the hope that should sustain a family is the very thing tearing it apart?
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A life hanging in the balance…a family torn apart. The #1 internationally bestselling author Jodi Picoult tells an unforgettable story about family, love, and letting go.Edward Warren, twenty-four, has been living in Thailand for five years, a prodigal son who left his family after an irreparable fight with his father, Luke. But he gets a frantic phone call: His dad lies comatose, gravely injured in the same accident that has also injured his younger sister Cara.
With her father’s chances for recovery dwindling, Cara wants to wait for a miracle. But Edward wants to terminate life support and donate his father’s organs. Is he motivated by altruism, or revenge? And to what lengths will his sister go to stop him from making an irrevocable decision?
Lone Wolf explores the notion of family, and the love, protection and strength it’s meant to offer. But what if the hope that should sustain it, is the very thing that pulls it apart? Another tour de force from Jodi Picoult, Lone Wolf examines the wild and lonely terrain upon which love battles reason.
About the Author
Jodi Picoult received an AB in creative writing from Princeton and a masterand#8217;s degree in education from Harvard. The recipient of the 2003 New England Book Award for her entire body of work, she is the author of twenty-one novels, including the #1 andlt;i andgt;New York Times andlt;/iandgt;bestsellers andlt;iandgt;House Rulesandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Handle With Careandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Change of Heartandlt;/iandgt;, andandlt;iandgt; My Sisterand#8217;s Keeperandlt;/iandgt;, for which she received the American Library Associationand#8217;s Margaret Alexander Edwards Award. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband and three children. Visit her website at JodiPicoult.com.