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Die Spuren meiner Mutter
Die Spuren meiner Mutter: Roman | Jodi Picoult
Mitreiend und berhrend: Eine Tochter auf der Suche nach ihrer verschwundenen Mutter Die dreizehnjhrige Jenna sucht ihre Mutter. Alice Metcalf verschwand zehn Jahre zuvor spurlos nach einem tragischen Vorfall im Elefantenreservat von New Hampshire, bei dem eine Tierpflegerin ums Leben kam. Nachdem Jenna schon alle Vermisstenportale im Internet durchsucht hat, wendet sie sich in ihrer Verzweiflung an die Wahrsagerin Serenity. Diese hat als Medium der Polizei beim Aufspren von vermissten Personen geholfen, bis sie glaubte, ihre Gabe verloren zu haben. Zusammen machen sie den abgehalfterten Privatdetektiv Virgil ausfindig, der damals als Ermittler mit dem Fall der verschwundenen Elefantenforscherin Alice befasst war. Mit Hilfe von Alices Tagebuch, den damaligen Polizeiakten und Serenitys bersinnlichen Fhigkeiten begibt sich das kuriose Trio auf eine spannende und tief bewegende Spurensuche mit verblffender Auflsung.
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DebbieGrillo
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A beautiful story about finding lost loved ones that reminds us that there is so much to be learned about the way our world works than what we know, and that the mother child bond is boundless. Oh and the elephants are majestic.

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DebbieGrillo
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Reggie Oof the one with the elephants!!!!😯…😭 7mo
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BoleyBooks
Leaving Time | Jodi Picoult
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Tackle the TBR 🤓📚
What are you reading?
#boleybooks #leavingtime #jodipicoult #bookbeast #mustread #bookbuds #bookchat

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I loved this one 🐘 9mo
BoleyBooks @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks - yes…so good! I wasn‘t expecting to be invested enough for tears. 9mo
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Bookish_Gal
Leaving Time | Jodi Picoult
Mehso-so

Audiobook was very well done with each separate character personality. Otherwise, this is an incredibly heart wrenching mystery story of a girl looking for her mother. Though the ending twist came out of nowhere, with the hints only coming half way to me. The connection between elephants and human grieving processes was very well received. I also didn‘t know you could study grief.

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Read4life
Leaving Time | Jodi Picoult
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The tagged book was my favorite read of September. 🐘💙

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Read4life
Leaving Time | Jodi Picoult
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#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

🍁 Leaving Time by Picoult

🍁🍁 Cooler weather (🤞🏻) and fall colors 🧡💛❤️

If you want to play, you‘re tagged!

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 13mo
Reggie The one about the elephants?!!! 😭😭😭 13mo
Reggie I love that book! 13mo
Read4life @Reggie It‘s so good! 13mo
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Read4life
Leaving Time | Jodi Picoult
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I just loved this book. Thanks again, @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks for sending it to me! 💙🐘

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Read4life
Leaving Time | Jodi Picoult
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Thanks to @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I was able to move this fantastic book up my TBR. I loved the characters, the story and, of course, all of the elephant info. I think my daughter will love this one, too so it‘s heading to her. Thank you again, Christine 💙🐘
#BookSpinBingo #readyourTBR #RushAThon #Roll100 #SummerEndReadathon

TheSpineView Great job! 14mo
DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 14mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 14mo
Andrew65 Sounds good, well done 👏👏👏 14mo
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Read4life
Leaving Time | Jodi Picoult
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Thank you so much, Misty 💙 I‘ve added this to my February #BookSpinBingo list. (I may not be able to wait that long to start it) The stickers & cards are fabulous. I found a Geronimo bookmark inside the book with interesting facts on the back. 🤓
#LitsyLove @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I‘m happy you like it and that it arrived safely!! Let me know what you think of the book 💙 🐘 2y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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Sending out some more #LitsyLove!! Be on the lookout @Read4life and @Escapinwithbooks 📚🎉🎊❤️ the letters are all international! I was finally able to get stamps! 💙🌎

Escapinwithbooks Yay!! So excited! I am curious what that is under your letters, I LOVE mermaids. I even have a mermaid tattoo. 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Escapinwithbooks it‘s your book! I love mermaids 🧜‍♀️ too!! 2y
Escapinwithbooks Siren Sisters! ♥️ 🧜🏽‍♀️ 2y
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Read4life Wow! You‘re awesome. Your letters and packages always look great 🤓 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Read4life aww thank you! Maybe they will arrive that way 🤞🤞 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Escapinwithbooks did yours get there? ❤️ 2y
Escapinwithbooks @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks mine got here yesterday! Sorry just checked mail this morning, we were at a wrestling match all day yesterday 2y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
Leaving Time | Jodi Picoult
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#LitsyLove friends!! Who hasn‘t read this and wants to?! It‘s so well researched and one of my favorites 💙 🐘 I have an extra copy!! 📚📚📚

Read4life It‘s on my TBR! 2y
PageShifter I haven't and would love to after you got me to read my first book by her. I actually checked if my library has this book after I finished Small Great Things. They didn't 😡 2y
IuliaC I loved this one! 2y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Read4life have you read any of her others? 2y
Read4life Yes. I loved Small Great Things. Nineteen Minutes was a hard but wonderful read. Wish You Were Here was a top read for me last year. I don‘t know why my library doesn‘t have this one. 2y
PageShifter @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I loved it! It was really good, I loved how it made me ponder things. And made me see some things differently. 2y
Read4life @PageShifter Isn‘t she great at that? I call her a ‘challenge‘ author for me. Her writing challenges my thoughts & preconceived notions. I end up seeing both sides of the topic and walking away a more compassionate & aware person. Such a gift! 2y
Mimi28 I‘ll read it with you if you send it to me. Is that what you were asking? I‘m sorry 😣 2y
Geemom1118 I absolutely love this book. After reading it I have a new found love of 🐘. I can only imagine how fun it was to learn and be among the animals while she was learning. 2y
SayersLover Your elephant is gorgeous! ❤️ the carving! @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 2y
PageShifter @Read4life you said it so well! 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @SayersLover thank you!!! ❤️🐘 2y
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Mshookquilts
Leaving Time | Jodi Picoult
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A horrible accident occurs @ an elephant sanctuary, leaving some to suspect murder. We‘re introduced to Jenna, who hasn‘t seen her mom since the accident and she leans on some interesting characters for help. We only get to see as much of the incident as their clues give us. Despite all the clues being given, I still was surprised towards the end…even though I picked up on other clues. Well written.

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DLQBOOKNERD
Leaving Time | Jodi Picoult
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Truly enjoyed this one. 👌

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jspoelker
Leaving Time | Jodi Picoult
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This book has it all: unpredictability, dual timeline, love story multi dimensions, and elephants as characters. The human journey is beautifully reflected in the elephants spanning the US and South Africa. One is easily engaged and swept up in the various twists and turns of the multilayered plot. The author skillfully reveals and communicates the inner working of a character and the subtle and intricate interactions among each main player.

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AllGrainyDays
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God dammit, Jodi Picoult. This one was FANTASTIC but woof, another earth shaking plot twist. Passed this one along to my new neurology NP who did my first round of Botox for migraines today. 🤗

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bookaholic1
Leaving Time | Jodi Picoult
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#101
Love this story about elephants, and a missing mother, that her child tries to find

Kloves2read I really enjoyed this one too! 3y
marleed It could be my favorite of her books. 3y
IuliaC Loved this one! 3y
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JanuarieTimewalker13 Great book! 3y
bookaholic1 @marleed I could agree on that 3y
bookaholic1 @IuliaC ditto..loved the ending 3y
bookaholic1 @Kloves2read that ending... 3y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
Leaving Time | Jodi Picoult
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#NonhumanCharacters

#FallTreasures

Love this one 🐘 ❤️

Eggs Pretty❣️📖💗 3y
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TheSpineView
Leaving Time | Jodi Picoult
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Eggs Perfect 👌🏼 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks One of my favorites by her!! ❤️🐘 4y
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ValerieAndBooks
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I‘ve never felt I *had* to read a Jodi Picoult until I recently saw talk here about this book. The plot summary intrigued me! This alternates researched information about elephants with the plot of a young child recruiting a psychic and a detective to help find her missing mom. The info about the elephants is poignant. Spoiler below is my thoughts only, but may affect *how* you read this book, if you still haven‘t yet!

ValerieAndBooks Almost everyone has commented on the twist ending, so it made me look for, and guess, what that twist would be. I was right in one main aspect! 4y
BookishTrish @ValerieAndBooks Wow! I‘m impressed! 4y
marleed Perfect pic! 4y
Reggie Love the gold elephant! And glad you liked it. I still think about that elephant and the hula hoop. And concerning the twist when she writes about water coming down the walls I really just thought, oh, maybes she‘s going poetic in us. Then it dawned on me later after she‘s spelled it out for us. Duh! Lol 4y
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BookishTrish
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I did not see that coming either @Reggie

ValerieAndBooks You and @Reggie piqued my interest— just started reading this now (ebook from library)!! 4y
BookishTrish @ValerieAndBooks Let me know how it works for you! 4y
Reggie @BookishTrish I‘m glad I wasn‘t alone! 4y
Reggie @ValerieAndBooks You‘ll like this book. 🐘🐘🐘 4y
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BookishTrish
Leaving Time | Jodi Picoult
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Lovely evening on the deck #decklife

Trashcanman 👋👋 4y
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BookishTrish
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Morning off!!!! I‘m enjoying this one much more than I thought I would. The elephant facts are fascinating! #axethestacks

Reggie Awwwww I loved this one and I felt soooo stupid that I didn‘t see the twist coming. 4y
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perfectsinner
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11/16-11/21 402 pgs
Well, dang! What a crazy ride this is book was for me! There's a ton to unpack with this one. At first I really wasn't sure I was going to like this, because there's a lot of technical information about elephants and it got a little boring at times during those parts. The last few chapters really blew me away, though! I didn't see what was coming at all.. great ending! 4.5 star!

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camilla_788
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Mehso-so

It took me a while to get into this one, but once I was about halfway in I didn‘t want to put it down. I definitely didn‘t see the ending coming. A really good read in the end, just a slow start!

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I loved this one and I learned so much about elephants 🐘🤣. I am very disappointed in her new one 😩 4y
camilla_788 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I did love it once I‘d managed to get into it! And yes, loved how much of a part the elephants had throughout 😍 oh really? I‘ve not read it... but perhaps I won‘t bother! 4y
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camilla_788 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks yes and I loved it! Such a powerful storyline and very well written. What did you make of it? 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @camilla_788 one of my favorites and so relevant today!! 4y
Crazeedi Welcome to Litsy!! You will love it here, check out @LitsyHappenings @LitsyWelcomeWagon 4y
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perfectsinner
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Trying to get a chapter in before bed. I don't get much time to read during the work week. 😔
Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult
I'm just 100 pages in, but the elephant bits are making me sad, knowing how endangered and likely to become extinct they are. 😢💔

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perfectsinner
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Just finished The Mortician's Daughter by Elizabeth Bloom and picked out Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult as my next read. I've seen pretty mixed reviews on it, some not so great, so I'm anxious to read it (and/or potentially abandon it, if I'm not feeling it) & get it in my donation pile, if that's the case. I have plenty of really good stuff waiting for me!

lynneamch I enjoyed it and learned about elephant rescue. 4y
marleed I liked this one - pulled off my TBR and finally read it this summer! 4y
perfectsinner I'm glad you all liked it. I've read mixed things about it. We'll see! Not very far in yet 4y
perfectsinner It's kinda making me sad 😔 because I know how endangered they are 4y
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marleed
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I love a good elephant story!

Tanisha_A Yesss 🐘 4y
SW-T This was a good one. 😊🐘 4y
Reggie I loved this book. Totally did not see the twist coming. 4y
marleed @SW-T @Reggie I really enjoyed. I absolutely didn‘t see that ending coming. I really wanted to refrain unrelated movie but then I‘d have to put a spoiler on my post! 4y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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1) Yes! Jodi Picoult and I have her newest one ordered and plan to read it for #SundayBuddyRead 🎊📚

2) not particularly.. memorable one would be the one in One Day in December ❄️

3) maybe 30-40 🤷🏼‍♀️ My daughter on the other hand 🤦🏼‍♀️

@ElizaMarie @magyklyXdelish @catiewithac @LaurenAshley

#WondrousWednesday

Eggs Oh yes Picoult-I forgot about her!! Ive read all of hers and can‘t wait for new one💕. Thanks for playing 👏🏻💕🤗 4y
ElizaMarie Thanks for the tag.. I am going to have to think about this one though... I will post later today ! 4y
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Tove_Reads
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In between a pick and so-so. Loved the part about elephants, and they were the reason I wanted to read the book. Otherwise it‘s one of the weirdest books I‘ve read. I also think it‘s important to write about mental health, but other than that... It‘s impossible to explain without spoilers.

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vlwelser
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This book was awesome. I was supposed to read it for #bookclub but never got around to it. They made me promise to read it anyway. I am so glad that I did.

Jenna's mother disappeared 10 years ago. Now she's 13 and decides to find her. She finds the detective that worked on her case and a psychic and convinces them to help her. And there's elephants. 🐘

I haven't read a ton by this author but this is exceptional.

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Tove_Reads
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The real struggle in life: which book to read next? Why do I have to make tough choices like this? 🤔

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KristenDuck
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1. I had to double check my reading lists for this question!! I have read ten Jodi Picoult books and nine Stephen King so I tagged my favorite Jodi book.

2. Perfect night out that I can picture right now is having my fiancé and going for a trivia night with some buffalo wings and a Blue Moon! How fun does that sound?

3. Favorite book setting is North Carolina in any of the Nichols Sparks books.

#wondrouswednesday
@Eggs

Eggs ❤️❤️ Picoult ❤️❤️ 4y
KristenDuck @Eggs which book is your favorite? 4y
Eggs @KristenDuck kinda like asking which one of my children is favorite!!!! Small Great Things, Sisters Keeper, Spark of Light. There‘s only one I wasn‘t fond of-Song of Whale 4y
KristenDuck @Eggs that‘s good to know because I have not read the whale one yet! I loved small great things 4y
Eggs @KristenDuck 💕 anxiously awaiting her new release! I respect the research and care she goes through for her books 4y
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Mleanne
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Holy wow. This book had me on the edge of my seat until the very end. Brilliantly written and included some great facts about my favorite animal. 10/10

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Mleanne
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behudd
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Mehso-so

⭐️⭐️⭐️💫I liked how it was written, & it was a very engaging story. The mystery that happens at the elephant sanctuary was intriguing, and I enjoyed all the info about the elephants, their emotions, and the tie-ins those had with the humans in the story. The main part I didn‘t like was the ending, I was wishing for something different. So I‘m going with 3.5 stars because I think I was just personally a little disappointed, but it was a good book.

behudd Oh and this was my #bookspin book! @TheAromaofBooks 5y
TheAromaofBooks Great review!! It's always so annoying when the ending just isn't quite right! 5y
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Victoria_Clyne
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Mehso-so

Jenna was three when her mother disappeared on the same day that her colleague at the elephant sanctuary was killed. Ten years later Jenna enlists the help of a P.I. and Psychic to try and find her mother.

This is quite a different book from the other books I've read by Jodi Picoult. Whilst I enjoyed it I think it could have been a bit tighter. I loved the bits about elephant and how they interact with their world.

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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I learned a lot about elephants 🐘 and love this book!!

#animals
#ReallyRandomFebruary

OriginalCyn620 ❤️📚🐘 5y
JanuarieTimewalker13 Loved it also!! 5y
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JeniReadABook
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🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

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YaYa_Reads
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Oh Jodi, Jodi, Jodi...https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2490458768

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rather_be_reading
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Finally!! Coming Sep. 22

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JanuarieTimewalker13
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Sorry folks, I‘m still not over this book. It hit me, hard.
Highly recommend. Mine is a library copy, but my friend is buying this for me for my birthday (that edition has bonus novella, library copy doesn‘t). It will surely be my favorite birthday present🐘❤️

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JanuarieTimewalker13
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This book is a damn masterpiece. I loved every minute of it. I wish we were all elephants. Expect to cry and be horrified at what humans do to wild and captive elephants. We have a lot to learn from them. No, we have everything to learn from them. 5⭐️

Bette Liked your review. 👍😊 5y
JanuarieTimewalker13 @Bette thank you😀 5y
Reggie I felt like such an idiot that I didn‘t see the twist coming. I had no idea there was a twist in here. I loved this book, though. 5y
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JanuarieTimewalker13 @Reggie I loved this book bc it had soul. The twist shocked the heck out of me...I def thought it was Thomas and he employed the memory drug on Alice...those are along the lines I was thinking, so don‘t think you‘re an idiot. I loved the metaphysical portion of the novel, but the Elephants and the goodness they emanate really added it it 5y
JanuarieTimewalker13 @Reggie ^^^^look above...it‘s not really a spoiler.....but I just think people who read it should go in knowing as little as possible. 5y
JanuarieTimewalker13 Wait, I pressed on spoiler, so the spoiler skeleton is gone for me, but is it still there for other people? (edited) 5y
Reggie Lol, yes it is. I still think about the elephants, too. Like how those two were friends and when one died the other kept taking the it‘s favorite toy everywhere. I can‘t remember what it was but I wanna say it was a hoop. 5y
JanuarieTimewalker13 @Reggie the tire? I know, wonderful...if you go to Elephant Sanctuary‘s website, they tell each elephant‘s story. This book has made me do a lot of research. I have know about Elephant Sanctuary for years, but this book reignited my want for more info! 5y
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Tracey3
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If you have ever read Jodi Picoult, then you know she‘s a masterful storyteller that often throws an extremely unexpected twist in her stories. This novel is an example of how cleverly Picoult layers her stories. The suspense keeps you hooked and they payoff is sweet! I could have done with a bit less of the elephant facts, but Picoult does her research and shows it off here. I realize it is a realistic cause that deserves some recognition.

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kimba7
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Really enjoyed this one. Appreciated learning more about elephants and how they grieve, liked the characters and the story. Couldn't put it down once I started.

PurpleyPumpkin Gahhh! I love elephants! Looking forward to reading this one.📚 5y
JanuarieTimewalker13 I‘m reading this right now and although some of the elephant facts are heartbreaking, I‘m loving it! 5y
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Insightsintobooks
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Karisa Great deal! 5y
JenlovesJT47 This is such a great book! 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love this one ❤️🐘 5y
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Lcsmcat
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ljuliel I have yet to read a book by her. I‘ve started a couple, but didn‘t stick with them . I‘m not sure why. 5y
Lcsmcat @ljuliel I could offer an opinion, but it wouldn‘t be kind to her. 😉 5y
ljuliel It‘s ok 🙂. There must have been something missing or I would‘ve kept reading. Or maybe her books just aren‘t for me. I know she‘s popular, but that doesn‘t mean everyone has to like her. 5y
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Balibee146 I own one of hers but never been too motivated to read it! 5y
Laughterhp The only book I‘ve read of hers is My Sisters Keeper and I have never been interested in reading more of her books... 5y
OriginalCyn620 I‘ve only read one of her books and wasn‘t floored. Not in a rush to read more of her books! 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Of course I love her ❤️❤️❤️ 5y
Lcsmcat @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Many do. I‘m just not one of them. 🤷🏻‍♀️#unpopularopinion (edited) 5y
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sblbooks
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I love these Audible sales! A bought two. They sounded good.🎧

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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“In the wild, an elephant mother and daughter stay in close proximity their whole lives; I hope I am that lucky.”

These two books made me think of #Outdoors

#Selfimprovementsept

Jee_HookedOnBookz Love Picoult! But haven't read these yet ❤️ 5y
OriginalCyn620 Great pic! 😊 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Jee_HookedOnBookz these are so good!! 🐘 🐺❤️ 5y
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Jess861 Amazing picture - love it! 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Jess861 thank you!!! ❤️ 5y
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