Lone Wolf A Novel

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Literary Fiction

Lone Wolf A Novel

Jodi Picoult

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The life of renowned wolf expert Luke Warren hangs in the balance following a devastating car accident that also injures his seventeen-year-old daughter, Cara. Luke is left comatose, forcing his estranged son, Edward, to return home from Thailand after six years. Edward, the legal surrogate decision-maker, is confronted with the impossible choice of whether to honor a brief, handwritten medical directive his father signed years ago to terminate life support and donate his organs, or to respect his sister Cara's fervent belief that her father would want them to wait for a miracle. Cara, who lived with Luke and shares his profound belief in the value of every life, vehemently opposes her brother's decision. The siblings' profound disagreement spirals into a bitter legal and moral battle, forcing the fractured Warren family to confront long-held secrets, guilt, and their complex history. The novel interweaves Luke's research into wolf behavior, drawing parallels between the dynamics of a wolf pack and the splintered human family's struggle with love, letting go, and the ultimate test of familial loyalty.

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Publisher

Washington Square Press

Pages

448

Format

PAPERBACK

ISBN-13

9781476704302

ISBN-10

1476704309

Language

English

Published

2012-10-23