Jodi Picoult’s books are always so well-researched and detailed that you’ll surely lose yourself in a good long narrative. Suicide is such a detrimental thing for everyone close to the victim. What upset me the most about this story was Emily’s lack of psychological help. It seems like if she had a professional to walk her through her complicated emotions about Chris and trauma from her childhood, this all could have been avoided. It’s also a lesson for future me to never pressure my children into any particular career path or relationship. It does a number on one psyche.