A soul-stirring novel about what we choose to keep from our past, and what we choose to leave behind, from the New York Times bestselling author of Wish You Were Here and the bestselling author of She's Not There.
Olivia McAfee knows what it feels like to start over. Her picture-perfect life - living in Boston, married to a brilliant cardiothoracic surgeon, raising a beautiful son, Asher - was upended when her husband revealed a darker side. She never imagined she would end up back in her sleepy New Hampshire hometown, living in the house she grew up in, and taking over her father's beekeeping business.
Lily Campanello is familiar with do-overs, too. When she and her mother relocate to Adams, New Hampshire, for her final year of high school, they both hope it will be a fresh start.
And for just a short while, these new beginnings are exactly what Olivia and Lily need. Their paths cross when Asher falls for the new girl in school, and Lily can't help but fall for him, too. With Ash, she feels happy for the first time. Yet at times, she wonders if she can she trust him completely ...
Then one day, Olivia receives a phone call: Lily is dead, and Asher is being questioned by the police. Olivia is adamant that her son is innocent, and begs her brother, lawyer Jordan McAfee (The Pact, Nineteen Minutes, Salem Falls) to defend Asher. But she would be lying if she didn't acknowledge the flashes of his father's temper in Asher, and as the case against him unfolds, she realises he's hidden more than he's shared with her.
Mad Honey is a riveting novel of suspense, an unforgettable love story and a moving and powerful exploration of the secrets we keep and the risks we take in order to become ourselves.
About the Authors
Jodi Picoult is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-seven novels, including Wish You Were Here, The Book of Two Ways, A Spark of Light, Small Great Things, Leaving Time, and My Sister's Keeper, and, with daughter Samantha van Leer, two young adult novels, Between the Lines and Off the Page. Picoult lives in New Hampshire.
Jennifer Finney Boylan is Professor of English at Colby College and the author of the bestseller She's Not There, as well as the acclaimed novels The Planets and Getting In. A three-time guest of The Oprah Winfrey Show, she has also appeared on Larry King Live, Today, and V48 Hours, and has played herself on ABC's All My Children. She lives in Belgrade Lakes, Maine.
