Picoult has employed this writing technique in a number of her novels, including House Rules, My Sister's Keeper, Songs of the Humpback Whale, Change of Heart, Sing You Home, and Handle with Care.Ĭritical reception for Lone Wolf has been mostly positive, with USA Today rating the book three out of four stars. Each character's narrative is written in a different and corresponding font. Lone Wolf is told through multiple character perspectives, including Luke, Cara, Georgie, Edward, and the final chapter is narrated by Barney. Picoult researched the behavior of gray wolves with the help of Shaun Ellis, the founder and head of Wolf Pack Management at Combe Martin Wildlife Park. Picoult chose to bring in elements of wolves after dreaming about them and wondering what a person would be like that lived with wolves rather than studying them from afar.

Picoult initially began developing Lone Wolf in the early 2000s after speaking with a neurologist about his patients that were in vegetative states. It is almost impossible for Cara to reconcile the broken man in the hospital bed with her vibrant, dynamic father In the wreckage of her parents' ruined marriage, Cara decides to live with her father - an animal conservationist who became famous after living with a gray wolf pack in the Canadian wilderness. Warren's father, Luke is comatose, and his sister, Cara, has also been injured.Ĭara still holds a grudge against Edward, ever since his departure led to their parents' divorce. Plot Įdward Warren has been living in Thailand for nearly 6 years, when he receives a frantic telephone call: His estranged family have been badly injured in a car accident in New Hampshire. The novel was released on Februthrough Atria Books and focuses on a man returning to his childhood home after a terrible accident. Lone Wolf (2012) is the twentieth novel by the American author, Jodi Picoult and it is a New York Times bestselling book.

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