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  2. Nov 30, 2021 · Wish You Were Here, by Jodi Picoult Ballantine Books That was until she heard the true story of a Japanese tourist that ended up stranded in Machu Picchu due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

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  3. Wish You Were Here is a transporting and transcendent novel about seeking out glimmers of light in the darkness, and following them wherever they lead. Jodi Picoult is that rare, one-in-million writer whose books both squeeze your heart and expand your mind.

  4. Nov 30, 2021 · Wish You Were Here. Jodi Picoult. 3.92. 253,026 ratings23,877 reviews. Goodreads Choice Award. Nominee for Best Fiction (2022) A deeply moving novel about the resilience of the human spirit in a moment of crisis. Diana O'Toole is perfectly on track.

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  5. Dec 17, 2021 · In an interview to NPR, Picoult revealed that 'Wish You Were Here' is inspired from the true story of a Japanese tourist Jesse Katayama who was stranded in Machu Picchu when the Covid pandemic began.

  6. Nov 26, 2021 · "Wish You Were Here" doesn't shy away from the devastation of COVID-19 — but it's simply the springboard, born of Picoult's enforced isolation, for a tale of self-discovery.

  7. Nov 17, 2021 · Wish You Were Here is one of the first big-time novels that features the covid-19 pandemic. While I’ve read a couple that have mentioned it, Wish You Were Here takes place in March 2020, right when everything changes.

  8. Nov 24, 2021 · The result is Wish You Were Here, an “accidental” novel written in a furious four months and one of the first works of fiction to chronicle the global health crisis. The book follows Diana, a young, ambitious New York art appraiser, and her soon-to-be fiancé, Finn, a surgical resident.