Wish You Were Here

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Small Great Things and The Book of Two Ways comes “a powerfully evocative story of resilience and the triumph of the human spirit” (Taylor Jenkins Reid,author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones & The Six) Rights sold to Netflix for adaptation as a feature film • Named one of the best books of the year by She Reads Diana O’Toole is perfectly on track. She will be married by thirtydone having kids by thirty-fiveand move out to the New York City suburbsall while climbing the professional ladder in the cutthroat art auction world. She’s an associate specialist at Sotheby’s nowbut her boss has hinted at a promotion if she can close a deal with a high-profile client. She’s not engaged just yetbut she knows her boyfriendFinna surgical residentis about to propose on their romantic getaway to the Galápagos—days before her thirtieth birthday. Right on time. But then a virus that felt worlds away has appeared in the cityand on the eve of their departureFinn breaks the news: It’s all hands on deck at the hospital. He has to stay behind. You should still gohe assures hersince it would be a shame for all of their nonrefundable trip to go to waste. And soreluctantlyshe goes. Almost immediatelyDiana’s dream vacation goes awry. Her luggage is lostthe Wi-Fi is nearly nonexistentand the hotel they’d booked is shut down due to the pandemic. In factthe whole island is now under quarantineand she is stranded until the borders reopen. Completely isolatedshe must venture beyond her comfort zone. Slowlyshe carves out a connection with a local family when a teenager with a secret opens up to Dianadespite her father’s suspicion of outsiders. In the Galápagos Islandswhere Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection was formedDiana finds herself examining her relationshipsher choicesand herself—and wondering if when she goes homeshe too will have evolved into someone completely different. This edition contains a short storydiscussion questionsand an excerpt from Jodi Picoult’s next novel.