The main one is Jenna. She is a teenager who lives with her grandmother. Her father is in an institution living in his own world. When Jenna visits him he thinks she is her mother, Alice. Alice was a scientist who studied the grieving of elephants in Africa. After falling in love and becoming pregnant she moves back to the States to join her husband at an elephant sanctuary.
When Jenna is a toddler there is a tragic death and her mom disappears. Jenna has never been able to accept the idea that her mother abandoned her. She spends hours on the internet looking for clues to where her mother might be. Her hunt intensifies with the help of two odd characters. Serenity is a psychic who was highly successful in finding missing people and connecting with the dead. When she tries to shield a family from bad news she falls from grace and loses her ability to connect with the dead. She has been laying low and earning money by being a sham psychic. Virgil was part of the original investigation into the accident. Now he is also laying low and spends most of his time in a drunken stupor.
The story also includes excerpts from Alice's research journals. You will learn a lot about elephants and I dare you not to get a bit teary from reading those stories! I didn't see the ending coming.......
This story touches on many universal themes and is sure to make you a fan if you aren't already.
Can't wait until next year's novel!!!
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