Second Glance: A Novel

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  Halfway through this book, I wondered what was going on. The beginning focused on Ross and his story of life after several attempted suicides. He was working as a paranormal investigator and was looking at a house where there were reported ghosts. The story started to imply that the haunting was due to the land being an native american indian burial site, but it turned out to be the wife of the elderly man who had sold the land. She was supposed to have been murdered by an Indian. The mi... (show more)

  Halfway through this book, I wondered what was going on. The beginning focused on Ross and his story of life after several attempted suicides. He was working as a paranormal investigator and was looking at a house where there were reported ghosts. The story started to imply that the haunting was due to the land being an native american indian burial site, but it turned out to be the wife of the elderly man who had sold the land. She was supposed to have been murdered by an Indian. The middle part of the book was her story and I found myself thinking this this was in far too much detail considering there was a whole modern story that had just been started. However, once it got back to the original story, Leah’s story did explain a lot and make things a lot clearer. There are so many issues tackled in this book, but they never overtook or clouded the story. I think this is a great read. You may think it is long winded in some parts but stick with it and you will have enjoyed it by the end! (show less)

   

   

  by Facebook User on Dec 30, 2009 at 02:36PM

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  What do you do when the love of your life has died but no matter what you try, your life doesn't seem to want to say goodbye to you? This is what happens to Ross Wakeman after the death of his fiancée, Aimee. This behaviour of him sends his sister, Ruby, to the edge. Aside from the fact, of course, that she still needs to worry about her son, Ethan, who has XP--which means he cannot let himself get hit by the sunlight.

  Spencer Pike is an old man who lives in a nursing home and who is willi... (show more)

  What do you do when the love of your life has died but no matter what you try, your life doesn't seem to want to say goodbye to you? This is what happens to Ross Wakeman after the death of his fiancée, Aimee. This behaviour of him sends his sister, Ruby, to the edge. Aside from the fact, of course, that she still needs to worry about her son, Ethan, who has XP--which means he cannot let himself get hit by the sunlight.

  Spencer Pike is an old man who lives in a nursing home and who is willing to sell his house to Rod van Vleet. This simple act, however, is hard to do with the Abenaki indians trying to put it to a stop. They believe that the site is an indian burial ground. Spencer definitely refuses to believe that fact. Eli Rochert has the warrant to try to put a stop to this act.

  Meredith Oliver is a ginaecologist who lives with her daughter, Lucy, who can see ghosts and has asthma; and her grandmother, Ruby. Her mother died of heart attack years ago.

  With a single incident, all these lives will be connected. i love how that works. The story is very insightful and amazing and wonderful. It is very sweet and wonderful. This is a side of Jodi Picoult I have never seen before. I should say bravo! (show less)

   

  by Bivisyani Questibrilia on Dec 12, 2009 at 01:26PM

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