Dawn Edelstein is at a crossroads in her life. Years ago she gave up her dreams of being an Egyptologist to take care of her younger brother after their mother died of cancer. It was her mother's death that led Dawn to a new career as a death doula. And it was her mother's illness that led to Dawn meeting her husband, Brian. Their life has been a good one and their teen daughter is the glue holding their family together after Brian behaved inappropriately with one of his students. Dawn's pain and confusion are more than she can deal with right now. And before she realizes what is happening, she finds herself on a plane headed to Egypt and the man she left behind fifteen years ago. It doesn't take Dawn very long before she falls back into the routines of the dig house. It was everything she remembered and more, including her time with Wyatt. Will Dawn be able to figure out what, and who will bring her happiness? Will she choose Wyatt or will she choose Brian?
To me, it seems like Jodi Picoult has become a "hit or miss" kind of author. I struggled with her last book and I struggled with
The Book of Two Ways. I liked Dawn, but there is a lot of dense text about the art, artifacts, and history of ancient Egypt. And when I say dense, I mean really dense. I stuck with it because I really liked Dawn and I wanted to see what happened. There was a twist in the timeline, but not so much that it made up for the dense text.
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Bottom Line - I know that Jodi Picoult is "must-read" for a lot of people, including mine. She will probably continue to be on my "must-read," but I think that I need to lower my expectations for all future books.
Details:
- The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult
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- Pages: 432
- Publisher: Ballantine Books
- Publication Date: 9.22.2020
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- Thank you to NetGalley for the book in exchange for an honest review.
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