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The Book of Two Ways: The stunning bestseller about life, death and missed opportunities

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20th October 2020

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‘This book blew me away!’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I love, love, LOVED this book’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘A life-changing book’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Hands down the best book I have read all year. I am just in love with every word’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Who would you be, if you hadn’t turned out to be the person you are now?

Dawn is a death doula, and spends her life helping people make the final transition peacefully.

But when the plane she’s on plummets, she finds herself thinking not of the perfect life she has, but the life she was forced to abandon fifteen years ago – when she left behind a career in Egyptology, and a man she loved.

Against the odds, she survives, and the airline offers her a ticket to wherever she needs to get to – but the answer to that question suddenly seems uncertain.

As the path of her life forks in two very different directions, Dawn must confront questions she’s never truly asked: What does a well-lived life look like? What do we leave behind when we go? And do we make our choices, or do our choices make us?

Two possible futures. One impossible choice…

Readers love The Book of Two Ways:

Wow!!!!This one packs a punch with emotion driven themes on life, on dying and on love’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

How could I possibly explain the degree to which I loved this book so much?… It is by far, my favorite of the year, in my top ten for life, and I am considering replacing it as my favorite book of all time. This was just so beautifully and brilliantly written. Five stars for Jodi Picoult‘ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Loved this story of what ifs, second chances and the road not taken‘ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I loved this beautiful book, which is about roads (or lives) not taken… Jodi Picoult always makes me feel like I have learned something huge about life, and I leave her books feeling enlightened‘ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Wow!… I spent the last part of the book doing a lot of crying. I’m still thinking about the ending’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘This was such a great book! I could not put it down‘ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Reviews

Independent
A writer the world should be reading right now
Financial Times
It is hard to exaggerate how well Picoult writes
Associated Press
A thrilling adventure ... one that will lead readers to both learn a lot and also ask themselves key questions about how to create happy lives for themselves
Library Journal, starred review
Similar to Alice Hoffman's depiction of complex family ties, Picoult's latest stretches the importance of recognizing our bonds to those we love. Highly recommended for open-minded readers.
Washington Post
The Book of Two Ways is a return for Picoult to the themes of her earliest books -motherhood, complicated romantic love . . . Picoult, at this point in her career, could skilfully build tension in a broom closet, but the best part of this book is not the suspense; it's the look at the complexity of a woman as she enters middle age . . . [Picoult] always tells both sides of a story not with judgment, but with grace.
Publishers Weekly
Picoult's fans will appreciate this multifaceted, high concept work.
Booklist
Picoult's fans will be more than ready for this puzzle of a novel . . .[they] will find heady themes to consider.
VIP Magazine
Powerful and compelling
Sunday Mirror
The pull of the well-drawn characters and powerful themes of regret and love make this head-spinning story a compelling read
Sun, Fabulous Magazine
This brilliant Sliding Doors-style novel will really get you thinking
Saga
A consummate storyteller
Heat
You're sure to be moved by the questions it poses about the meaning of life and death. Food for thought in these current crazy times
Wendy Holden, Daily Mail
This complex, time-shifting romance combines moral hazard with Wuthering Heights echoes and degree-level Egyptology. And there aren't many books you can say that about.
Sun
If you've ever wondered if you could have lived another life, you'll like this
Patricia Nicol, Sunday Times
A wise, cerebral, propulsive adventure . . . It eruditely spans the worlds of Egyptology, university physics and end-of-life care, while never losing sight of its high-stakes human story... a captivatingly immersive, multilayered, painstakingly researched and impressively realised exploration of deeply human geographies
Sunday Express
Literary powerhouse Jodi Picoult writes novels that make you think and her latest is no exception
Hello
Riveting
The Times
Ambitious
Press Association
Picoult's writing is insightful and richly descriptive
East Anglian Daily Times, Top 10 of 2020
A stunning Sliding Doors-style novel about life, death, and missed opportunities