In every life there are points of Before and After. If you could travel to your Before and change your After... Would you?

We meet Dawn on a plane, right as the plane is having a "planned emergency". As Dawn hurtles to what she realizes may be the end of her life, all that crosses her mind is the man she left 15 years ago: Wyatt Armstrong.

What happens next is a journey on two sides of the same coin. We follow Dawn to Egypt as she tries to reclaim herself and her life as it would have been, but we also follow Dawn back home to her shaky relationship with her husband Brian and her daughter Meret. This book is a tale of alternate realities and whether or not love is a feeling or a choice.

Jodi Picoult's newest book is truly unlike her other work, but captivating all the same. I am impressed with how detailed and well researched this book was in regards to egyptology, death doulas, even art. I loved that each character was so well studied in their field. I also really enjoyed the storyline, I was invested in each character. I felt so heartbroken and empathetic for them all. I'm thankful to have been given the opportunity to read this one. Special thanks to the author, NetGalley, Random House and Ballantine Books for the ARC.