A Spark of Light / Jodi Picoult / 352 p.

Jodi Picoult always finds a way to take a controversial topic and help readers to see both sides. This time her topic is abortion. Her epilogue is filled with statistical findings from her research as she was writing this novel. I found the story interesting with several twists (as always with Picoult) that I didn't see coming. No matter what your view is on this topic, A Spark of Light will help you understand the thoughts and views of the other side. I don't think her story will change anyone views, however it will broaden the conversation.
I only gave it four stars because of the repetitiveness throughout the story. I'm not sure why that was done. Perhaps to give the reader the background (again) of why that character felt the way they did. 
This is a good book club read IF your group can agree to disagree on this topic.

A Spark of Light / Jodi Picoult / 364 pages

Once again Jodi Picoult delivers another mesmerizing novel.  This one centers around the topic of abortion.  Hugh McElroy is a police hostage negotiator who is called to the Center, a women's reproductive health services clinic, when a gunman barges in and opens fire, taking everyone inside hostage.  Soon Hugh discovers that his fifteen year old daughter, Wren, is also inside the clinic.  Wren went her Aunt Bex, Hugh's sister, to get birth control pills.  The book is written in a backwards time frame with each chapter an hour earlier.  The author does an excellent job developing the different characters and showing both sides of the issue of abortion. I came away with a lot more knowledge of this topic than before I read the book.