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I have never read any of Jodi Picoult's books, but ran across this one on the American Music Therapy Association website (musictherapy.org). As a professional board certified music therapist (MT-BC) myself I am interested in seeing how the field of music therapy is portrayed. I have read really great things about Jodi Picoult's works!
Jodi Picoult
Synopsis (from amazon.com)
Popular author Picoult tackles the controversial topic of gay rights in her latest powerful tale. When music therapist Zoe Baxter’s latest pregnancy ends in a stillbirth, her husband Max decides he can’t handle any more heartbreak and leaves her. As she picks up the pieces of her life, Zoe is surprised to find herself falling for a school counselor who happens to be a woman. While Zoe is finding happiness with Vanessa, Max falls off the wagon and is helped by a pastor from his brother’s evangelical church. Vanessa and Zoe wed in Massachusetts, and Vanessa offers to carry one of the fertilized embryos Zoe and Max stored. Excited by the prospect of being a mother, Zoe goes to Max to get him to release the embryos to her and is shocked when he instead sues her for custody of them, backed by his church. Told from the perspectives of all three major characters, Picoult’s gripping novel explores all sides of the hot-button issue and offers a CD of folk songs that reflect Zoe’s feelings throughout the novel. HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: The always topical Picoult plans a multimedia tour to more than two dozen cities with Ellen Wilber, who will perform the songs she and Picoult wrote together. --Kristine Huntley
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Heather
I've only read one of her books, Sixteen Minutes. It has to do with a school shooting and is written really well but was way too depressing for me. As a teacher, I guess, I can't stand the thought. It'll be a while before I pick up another.
ReplyDeleteI read about this book on several blogs and all the reviews have been very positive. I like Picoult books so must get to this at sometime soon.
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