If you're following my reviews this year, you'll be seeing a lot of Jodi Picoult novels. I've read 4 so far, and she continues to impress me. I don't know exactly how many she's written, but I'll be trying to find as many as I can.
Mariah White catches her husband cheating on her for the 2nd time in their marriage. But this time, their 7 year old daughter Faith is with her, and witnesses the confrontation. Mariah battles depression as her marriage comes crumbling down around her. Meanwhile, Faith begins to take solace in an imaginary friend whom she refers to as "My Guard". Then Faith begins to quote Bible verses, even though she has been raised in an areligious household and has never been exposed to the Bible. Mariah takes her for a psychiatric evaluation, and is stunned when the psychiatrist suggests that her daughter may, in fact, actually be seeing God. Before long, Mariah and Faith are the subject of intense media scrutiny, as well as being besieged by believers who long to see and touch this little girl whom they believe is seeing and talking to God.
This media circus becomes the focal point of the custody hearings in Mariah's divorce. Is Mariah providing the best environment for Faith, or is she manipulating the situation and using Faith to feed her need for attention? Is Faith really seeing and talking to God? Or is it merely the playful imagination of a 7 year old?
Sojourner
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