Wish You Were Here

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What to expect

The compelling new story from number one bestseller Jodi Picoult.

Diana O'Toole's life is going perfectly to plan. At twenty-nine, she's up for promotion to her dream job as an art specialist at Sotheby's and she's about to fly to the Galápagos where she's convinced her surgeon boyfriend, Finn, is going to propose.

But then the virus hits New York City and Finn breaks the news: the hospital needs him, he has to stay. But you should still go, he insists. And reluctantly, she agrees.

Once she's in the Galápagos, the world shuts down around her, leaving Diana stranded - albeit in paradise. Completely isolated, with only intermittent news from the outside world, Diana finds herself examining everything that has brought her to this point and wondering if there's a better way to live.

But not everything is as it seems . . .

(P)2021 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

Critics Review

  • A haunting yet uplifting story about the fear and isolation of the pandemic, and the surprising ways in which it forced many people to rethink their priorities

    Daily Mail
  • A writer the world needs to be reading right now

    Independent
  • It is hard to exaggerate how well Picoult writes

    Financial Times
  • There are writers who try and do what Picoult does, and then there’s Picoult

    Marie Claire
  • Taps into the trauma and uncertainty of 2020’s global crisis. Absolutely a must-read

    Booklist
  • We couldn’t turn the pages fast enough

    Closer

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