Reading the new Jodi Picoult novel was a unique experience because it is historical fiction set in the very recent past, New York City early 2020 when COVID hit.
Wish You Were Here: A Novel
Now you may be thinking “I am not ready to read a novel about COVID” and I can understand that but I would still ask you to consider because this novel offers some perspective that most of us didn’t have, and it’s also just a really good read.
Plus it’s already set to be on Netflix as a feature film!
Diana is on track to meet all of her life goals with her career and personal life, including an impending engagement to a surgical resident at a NYC hospital. She expects this engagement during their upcoming trip to the Galapagos. But this is early 2020 and the virus is hitting NYC hard. Finn can’t go on the trip so she goes alone. What I liked about this book is 1) first-hand perspective from those first weeks at the slammed hospitals in NYC when everything about COVID was new to all of us (the week the country shut down). Also a reader gets perspective and literary travel to the Galapagos which seems to be a million miles away.
I can’t say more about this story; it takes some unexpected turns. I enjoyed the book and recommend it! I’m also excited to see what Netflix does with it.
Thank you to NetGalley for providing me access to this book in exchange for an honest review.