Are you on the waiting list for My Sister’s Keeper? Or are you an ardent Jodi Picoult fan who has read all her books and can’t wait for her next one to come out? Well, here’s a list of books and authors that just might tide you over until your book comes in.
Jodi Picoult’s novels tend to focus on ordinary people thrown into extraordinary situations. She takes on contemporary issues, and shows characters on both sides. Her books are thought provoking and raise many questions–but Picoult takes the stance that there are no easy answers. The novels on this list share many of those traits.
Open House – A woman whose husband leaves her makes ends meet by taking boarders into her house.
The Art of Mending – Two siblings, home for a family reunion, are shocked by abuse allegations their sister makes against their mother.
Before You Know Kindness – When a man is hurt in an accident with a hunting rifle, his family must cope not only with their own feelings and grief, but also the fact that the man’s employer wants to use his story in aid of their opposition to guns and hunting, which divides the family.
Midwives – When a woman dies during childbirth while under a midwife’s care, the midwife is charged with involuntary manslaughter and practicing medicine without a license. The whole town is ignited, and everyone is taking sides. But does anyone know what really happened?
Blue Diary – A popular, well-liked citizen’s arrest for murder shocks his town and his family. He claims to be repentant and that he’s a different person now from the one who committed the crime, but can (or should) guilt be shed so easily?
The River King – Town/gown conflicts and class tensions complicate relationships at a New England prep school. When one of the students is found dead in the river, things become even more complex.
The Knitting Circle – After the sudden death of her child, a woman joins a knitting circle and learns not only how to knit, but also how her grief may be healed.
The Properties of Water – A woman in a depressed Rhode Island town deals with various family difficulties such as her father’s Alzheimer’s disease and her own daughters’ growing pains. Her life is further complicated when her sister comes back to town.
The Good Mother – A divorced couple become enmeshed in a custody battle for their daughter. At issue is the appropriateness (or lack thereof) of the main character’s romantic life and her daughter’s exposure to it.
The World Below – After uprooting herself from San Francisco to her grandmother’s house in Vermont, which she has recently inherited, Catherine finds her grandmother’s diary. While reading it, she is surprised to find the many parallels between their two lives.
The Deep End of the Ocean – A three-year-old boy is kidnapped from a crowded hotel lobby. How will the family cope with his loss? Nine years later, a twelve-year-old boy shows up on the family’s doorstep, offering to mow the lawn. Is it the same child?
A Theory of Relativity – When the parents of a one-year-old girl die in a car crash, the two sides of the family descend into a heated custody battle, complicated by questions about adoption and “blood” relatives.
Follow the Stars Home – Diane is forced to raise her daughter alone after her husband abandons them when he learns about their daughter’s health problems. His brother, the local pediatrician, however, stands by mother and daughter.
Home Fires – After the breakdown of her marriage due to the death of their child, a woman leaves New York and her husband to return to the small New England town where she grew up to rebuild her life.
Body Surfing – Tutoring a couple’s daughter one summer in their New Hampshire beach cottage, the main character is caught up in unexpected family drama.
Light on Snow – Grieving dad and daughter find an abandoned baby in the snow. Matters are complicated further when the baby’s mother turns up.
Digging to America – Two families meet at the Baltimore airport as they await the arrival of their adopted Korean daughters. Despite their differences (one family is American, one Iranian-American), they continue to meet each year to celebrate the girls’ Arrival Day. But when one of the family members dies, it’s not only culture clash that complicates their relationships.
Ladder of Years – Tired of her life and feeling dissatisfied in her relationships with her husband and grown children, Delia drops it all to start a new life in a nearby town.
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