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Since I have read almost all of Jodi Picoult’s books, I was not surprised at the controversial topic in this one nor her liberal stand on it.  This book is about a gunman entering an abortion clinic and taking hostages.  I was a little put off at first with the backwards order of the details, starting at the end of the day and moving backwards, detailing the lives of each of the main characters up to the beginning of their days and then with an epilogue that drew everything together.  However, with this topic and in this book, it really worked well!  Hugh was the most likeable character along with his fourteen-year-old daughter Wren.  Most characters had secrets that were revealed as the book moved quickly to a conclusion that was somewhat expected but also surprising.  If you are a fan of Jodi Picoult, you will not want to miss this one because it is controversial with current topics and also includes a lot of pertinent research.  As a member of the pro-life community, I found the statistics slanted towards pro-abortion, but I was not surprised by this and it did not really bother me.  Jodi Picoult has written another book that book clubs will want to read and discuss because there are so many loose threads at the end, you will want to talk over with others what they think happened to some of the most important characters.  Excellent read!  Very controversial and timely topic!  A must-read for book clubs this fall!

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