Reason for Hope is aptly named. This book is not for cynics. Throughout this novel hope is weaved even after devastating events, personal and otherwise to Jane Goodall. This paints Goodall as a fascinating and stubbornly hopeful person, which in some manner begins to effect the reader. This is certainly a 'spiritual journey' and it requires an open mind to read. But if you go in reading with an open mind then you most certainly will find hope or inspiration in the awe-inspiring life of Jane Goodall.