by Jodi Picoult
First published 2010
June Nealon's world collapses in an instant. Her husband and daughter are murdered, leaving her daughter Claire clinging to life, needing a heart transplant. The killer, Shay Bourne, sits on death row with nothing left to offer the world. He has never found his place anywhere, but now he sees one final chance to make amends for his crimes. Bourne wants to donate his heart to Claire, the daughter of the woman whose life he destroyed. June faces an impossible choice. She can give her dying child a chance at life, but only by accepting the ultimate gift from the man who took everything from her. Meanwhile, Michael Wright has devoted his life to God, but meeting Shay Bourne forces him to question everything he believes about faith, good and evil, and his own purpose. Three lives converge around questions that have no easy answers. Can redemption come from the most unlikely source? What does justice really mean when a life hangs in the balance?
Genres: fiction, drama, mystery, crime, contemporary, thriller
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, redemption, second-chance
544 pages · Paperback · Prószyński i S-ka
Content warnings: death, murder