March Tour: Lone Wolf by Jodi Picoult (Limited)

Lone Wolf
by Jodi Picoult
Publication Date:  March 2012
Atria Books

(from the author's website)
Edward Warren, 23, has been living in Thailand for five years, a prodigal son who left his family after an irreparable fight with his father, Luke. But he gets a frantic phone call: His dad lies comatose in a NH hospital, gravely injured in the same accident that has also injured his younger sister Cara.

Cara, 17, stll holds a grudge against her brother, since his departure led to her parents’ divorce. In the aftermath, she’s lived with her father – an animal conservationist who became famous after living with a wild wolf pack in the Canadian wild. It is impossible for her to reconcile the still, broken man in the hospital bed with her vibrant, dynamic father.

With Luke’s chances for recovery dwindling, Cara wants to wait for a miracle. But Edward wants to terminate life support and donate his father’s organs. Is he motivated by altruism, or revenge? And to what lengths will his sister go to stop him from making an irrevocable decision?

LONE WOLF looks at the intersection between medical science and moral choices. If we can keep people who have no hope for recovery alive artificially, should they also be allowed to die artificially? Does the potential to save someone else’s life with a donated organ balance the act of hastening another’s death? And finally, when a father’s life hangs in the balance, which sibling should get to decide his fate?

• Tour Dates:  March 1 - 14, 2012
• Tour signups will close on December 15
• This book will be available in PRINT format only (10 copies).
• To sign-up - please leave a comment with your name, e-mail address, blog name, and the date you would like to post your review (check calendar below - first come, first-serve.  Please click the arrow to move over to the correct month as it is set to the current month automatically).  
• This tour is open to USA bloggers only. 
• There are only 10 copies of this book available so please only sign-up if you can commit to touring in March.  Books will not be shipped until February, so there may not be much time to read and review the book.
• If more than 10 bloggers sign-up, we will randomly draw names to select who participates.  You should still select a date for your review (even if it's already taken).  We can adjust later as needed.

Available Dates:
March -
1 - Lisa - Casual Reader's Blog
2 - Andrea - So Many Books, So Little Time
5 - JHS - Colloquium
6 - Kristin - Kritter's Ramblings
7 - Jasmine - Bookish Mama
8 - Tiffany - A Cozy Reader's Corner
9 - Cheryl - Sherri's Reading Jubilee
10 - Heather - Proud Book Nerd
13 - Karen - Practical Frugality
14 - Lisa - Books In The Burbs



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Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult

Sing You Home: A Novel
Author ~ Jodi Picoult
Publisher ~ Atria
Publication date ~ March 1, 2011

Donated by  Lori @ Lori's Reading Corner


Zoe Baxter has spent ten years trying to get pregnant, and after multiple miscarriages and infertility issues, it looks like her dream is about to come true – she is seven months pregnant. But a terrible turn of events leads to a nightmare – one that takes away the baby she has already fallen for; and breaks apart her marriage to Max. In the aftermath, she throws herself into her career as a music therapist – using music clinically to soothe burn victims in a hospital; to help Alzheimer’s patients connect with the present; to provide solace for hospice patients. When Vanessa – a guidance counselor -- asks her to work with a suicidal teen, their relationship moves from business to friendship and then, to Zoe’s surprise, blossoms into love. When Zoe allows herself to start thinking of having a family, again, she remembers that there are still frozen embryos that were never used by herself and Max.

Meanwhile, Max has found peace at the bottom of a bottle – until he is redeemed by an evangelical church, whose charismatic pastor – Clive Lincoln – has vowed to fight the “homosexual agenda” that has threatened traditional family values in America. But this mission becomes personal for Max, when Zoe and her same-sex partner say they want permission to raise his unborn child.

SING YOU HOME explores what it means to be gay in today’s world, and how reproductive science has outstripped the legal system. Are embryos people or property? What challenges do same-sex couples face when it comes to marriage and adoption? What happens when religion and sexual orientation – two issues that are supposed to be justice-blind – enter the courtroom? And most importantly, what constitutes a “traditional family” in today’s day and age?

Also – in a very unique move – readers will get to literally hear Zoe Baxter’s voice. I am collaborating with Ellen Wilber, a dear friend who is also a very talented musician, to create a CD of original songs, which will correspond to each of the chapters. This CD will be packaged with each hardcover book. So – literally – stay tuned!

Tour Sign-ups Open to USA Residents; Leave your name, e-mail and STATE abbreviation in the comments.

7 DAY LIMIT PER PERSON

Make sure you have filled out the Blogger Sign-Up Form! 

Because there is going to very high demand for this book, we are going to adhere to a very strict 7 day limit per person. If you do not feel that you can get this book read and mailed within 7 days please let us know and we will try and accommodate you by moving you to a later position. Failure to adhere to this 7 day limit may result in a temporary suspension from the tour site. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Participants 

Carrie - done
Jileen  - done
Kendall - done

Katie - rcv'd; mail by 1/13; mailed 1/20 DC# 0496 9006 1300 3006 5563

Tina - rcv'd 1/24; mail by 1/31; mailed 1/31 DC# 03102640000115280939

Emily - rcv'd 2/3; mail by 2/10; mailed 2/10 DC# 0310264000046448187
Heather - rcv'd 2/17; mail by 2/24; mailed 2/22 DC# 03101230000119013212
Andrea - done
Christin - rec'd

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Christin - Between the Covers