Book review: Sing You Home

If you have not read any of Jodi Picoult's books, you are really missing out. She has been one of my favorite authors for years and I just finished her latest book, "Sing You Home." I love her books because they are about current, relative, and usually controversial and ethical issues. Her personal view probably affects the endings but I think she does a pretty good job of staying neutral and portraying all sides of the subject matter. The amount of research she must conduct for each novel is unbelievable. While they are fiction stories, she uses real information and is very knowledgeable about each of her topics. I always feel that I have learned a lot after reading one of her books. Over the last few years she has written books about teen suicide, autism, Columbine, religion, medical issues, and many many others. "Sing You Home" is about a couple who is desperately trying to have a baby but not succeeding. The fertility treatments and miscarriages take a toll on their marriage and they divorce. Zoe ends up falling in love with another woman and wants to use one of the remaining embryos (which are still being stored at fertility clinic)to have a baby with her new partner. Her ex-husband becomes a born- again Christian who is against this and wants to give the embryos to his brother to be raised in a "proper Christian way." They both have equal contributions to the embryos so who should get them? A whole court case ensues but I won't spoil the ending. There are several other little side stories as well. The story is really well written and you will love the characters (well most of them) Read it! And her other books!