Days before COVID shuts the world, Diana boards a dream Galápagos vacation—only to find herself stranded, alone, and confronting life’s unexpected second acts.
Jodi Picoult’s most timely novel yet explores what happens when:
✅ A NYC art auctioneer’s perfect life plan collapses
✅ The Galápagos Islands become both prison and sanctuary
✅ A local family teaches her to embrace the unplanned
✅ A shocking twist reveals nothing is as it seems
Why Readers Are Obsessed:
✔ The Galápagos Come Alive: Vivid descriptions of blue-footed boobies, volcanic sunsets, and Darwinian echoes
✔ Pandemic Catharsis: One of the first major COVID-era novels (without being “about” the virus)
✔ Signature Picoult Twist: A mid-book revelation that changes EVERYTHING
✔ Book Club Gold: 35+ discussion questions included
Perfect For Fans Of:
• Where the Crawdads Sing‘s isolation-to-self-discovery arc
• The Midnight Library‘s “what if” life examinations
• Eat Pray Love‘s transformative journey (but grittier)
