Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult ***

I didn't understand the significance of the title until I had read- and re- read - the last few chapters of this book. A very cleverly thought-out story, and loads of information about elephants. The three main characters: Jenna, a 13- year-old searching for her mother; Serenity, a physic, and Virgil, a former detective make an interesting trio. 

I've read a number of Picoult's books, and I'm repeatedly impressed at her story- telling, her research, and the wide- ranging audience of readers she writes for.