Luke Warren and his 17-yr-old daughter Cara are involved in a terrible car accident. At the hospital things are critical for Luke and he is unconscious. Cara has a bad break and needs surgery. Her mother, Georgie, rushes to the hospital. She also places a call to Asia to tell her son, Edward, what has happened and that he needs to come home immediately. Edward left home at 18. He hasn't spoken to his dad since. But his mother and sister need him and so he comes. There are some medical decisions that need to be made. Georgie is an ex-wife and Cara is not of legal age - so that leaves Edward. Picoult, as she has in previous books, tells the story from the perspective of each character. The most interesting characters in the book are actually the wolves! Luke has studied them all of his life. He has written about them and had a television program. He also left his family to go to Canada and live with wolves for two years without any human contact. As you might imagine the marriage fell apart soon thereafter! The story of how the wolves live in a pack is similar to how man lives with his family. Beautifully written and highly entertaining, Picoult's book also leaves you with some things to ponder long after you read the last page.
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