Those headed 'Luke' are informative and fascinating, because when well, he chose to run with wolves _ first when working as a zookeeper in New Hampshire, then on his own in the Canadian woods. Rather, they are named after the characters in turn, speaking in the first person. The opposing reasons are repeated ad nauseam. Enter Mum, a lawyer, a court-appointed guardian and a judge. In the arguments back and forth, we learn that Edward left home six years ago, having spent time in Thailand. But as Luke opened his eyes, his younger daughter Cara believes that he may yet awaken from a deep sleep. Luke's son Edward wants the hospital to pull the plug on him, insisting that as he's brain dead, that there's no point in keeping in an iron lung. It's the minor plot, though I found it more interesting than the major plot, which is about a father in a coma after an accident. That is what British author Jodi Picoult did _ research to figure out the anomalies of wolves.

Yet they are known to nurture _ not kill _ some human children. Would you want one as a pet? They belong in the wild, killing other beasts for food. Resembling huskies in Alaska, not undomesticated. This reviewer never saw them in a positive light. Available at Asia Books and leading bookshops, 650 baht LONE WOLF by Jodi Picoult 370 pp, 2012 Hodder & Stoughton paperback. Terminal care - Decision making - Fiction.Terminal care - Decision making - Fiction But what if the hope that should sustain it, is the very thing that pulls it apart? Another tour de force from Jodi Picoult, Lone Wolf examines the wild and lonely terrain upon which love battles reason.

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 explores the notion of family, and the love, protection and strength it's meant to offer. But Edward wants to terminate life support and donate his father's organs. With her father's chances for recovery dwindling, Cara wants to wait for a miracle. But he gets a frantic phone call: His dad lies comatose, gravely injured in the same accident that has also injured his younger sister Cara. Edward Warren, twenty-four, has been living in Thailand for five years, a prodigal son who left his family after an irreparable fight with his father, Luke.

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