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Mad Honey: A Novel

Book by Jodi Picoult

DETAILS

Publisher : Ballantine Books (October 4, 2022) Language : English Hardcover : 464 pages ISBN-10 : 1984818384 ISBN-13 : 978-1984818386 Item Weight : 1.61 pounds Dimensions : 6.41 x 1.38 x 9.52 inches Best Sellers Rank: #82 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1 in Family Saga Fiction #9 in Women's Domestic Life Fiction #17 in Literary Fiction (Books) , NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Alternatingly heart-pounding and heartbreaking. This collaboration between two best-selling authors seamlessly weaves together Olivia and Lily’s journeys, creating a provocative exploration of the strength that love and acceptance require.”— The Washington Post GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK • PEOPLE ’S BOOK OF THE WEEK ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: PopSugar Olivia McAfee knows what it feels like to start over. Her picture-perfect life—living in Boston, married to a brilliant cardiothoracic surgeon, raising their beautiful son, Asher—was upended when her husband revealed a darker side. She never imagined that she would end up back in her sleepy New Hampshire hometown, living in the house she grew up in and taking over her father’s beekeeping business. Lily Campanello is familiar with do-overs, too. When she and her mom relocate to Adams, New Hampshire, for her final year of high school, they both hope it will be a fresh start.  And for just a short while, these new beginnings are exactly what Olivia and Lily need. Their paths cross when Asher falls for the new girl in school, and Lily can’t help but fall for him, too. With Ash, she feels happy for the first time. Yet at times, she wonders if she can trust him completely. . . . Then one day, Olivia receives a phone call: Lily is dead, and Asher is being questioned by the police. Olivia is adamant that her son is innocent. But she would be lying if she didn’t acknowledge the flashes of his father’s temper in Ash, and as the case against him unfolds, she realizes he’s hidden more than he’s shared with her. Mad Honey is a riveting novel of suspense, an unforgettable love story, and a moving and powerful exploration of the secrets we keep and the risks we take in order to become ourselves. Read more

REVIEW

I've been a fan of Jodi Picoult's writing from the get-go and have read every book she's written. Mad Honey was truly my favorite for many reasons. As always, her theme of family dysfunction is woven throughout the novel, and her collaborator, Jennifer Finley Boylan, certainly added a lot with her gifted writing and life experiences. However, what really made this book outstanding for me, personally, is that it gave me a much better understanding and insight into what it means to be trans and how trans people experience the world. This was so much more enlightening than anything I have read of a scientific nature (which tends to be my source for things I don't understand). What better way to educate people by telling such a truthful and intimate story with such empathetic characters. I will be recommending this book to all of my friends and family, as I think it will help us become more open-minded about individual differences and diversity in such an easily-digestible manner.

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