Jodi Picoult's Lone Wolf

Recently, I attended a book talk given by Jodi Picoult for her latest book, Lone Wolf.  If you ever have a chance to see her speak, take it, she's a wonderful person with a great sense of humor.  Lone Wolf is a complex novel about family.  Jodi did a lot of research regarding wolf packs and you'll learn a great deal more than you ever thought about wolves. 

Leaving behind his wife and children, Luke Warren enters the wild to live with a wolf pack.  After two years without any human interaction, Luke walks out of the woods and back into his home.  His life just isn’t the same after and his family is torn apart by inexplicable reasons.  Years later, Cara and her father are involved in a car accident leaving Luke in a coma and Cara seriously injured.  Luke’s estranged son, Edward, is contacted in Thailand where he escaped after a fight with his father six years prior.  Edward immediately flies home.  As the oldest he must make difficult decisions regarding his father’s care even though 17 year old Cara has a much stronger connection with Luke.  Their very different relationships with Luke pit the children against each other although each of them believes they know what their father would want.