This is my first attempt in writing a review for one of the novels I recently read-Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult. This book is definitely a page turner and keeps one guessing to the end.
The book starts with a prologue- “In the beginning, I believed in second chances” and that captivated me as to what the book is all about. It is the story of a mother and to what extent she can go for the love of her daughter
June’s life turns topsy-turvy when she loses her husband and young daughter and is forced to live for the sake of her unborn child.
As years go by ,she comes face-to-face with death yet again when her second daughter- Claire is diagnosed with a serious heart defect that requires a transplant without which she may not survive
None of the hearts match with Claire’s and they lose hope. At this time a suitable ‘match' is found, yet June is at cross-roads when she finds out that the donor is the person who has taken away her family from her.
Though June accepts the ‘proposal’, she starts thinking if what she is doing will bring joy in the form of her daughter’s life or if it does more harm than good and then on Claire's insistence she decides not to go in with the transplant .
As the fight with the odd continues, the story dwells into the life of the murderer- his childhood and how he becomes the “messiah” as he performs the so called‘Miracles’. The story makes us feel the joy in simple things like- walking barefoot on the grass or caring for our close ones. It also highlights the ‘joy in giving’.
The Author says-“The hardest thing in the world lies in believing that someone can change. It is always easier to go along with the way things are than to admit that one had been wrong in the first place.”
Torn between the love of a mother and vengeance on the murderer, does June agree for the heart transplant?
What makes the man who murdered the first child decide to give away his heart to the second child?
To find out grab your copy of ‘Change of Heart’. Happy reading :)
