Vanishing Acts

I decided to read another book called Vanishing Acts, by Jodi Picoult. In the beginning of the novel, Picoult describes the life of Delia, a single mother. Juggling her job as a police, young daughter, fiancé, and aging father keeps her busy, but her life is relatively average. That is, until police friend comes knocking on her door, asking for her father. The police handcuff Delia’s father and arrest him for kidnapping a young girl several years ago. With her father standing there being taken away for a crime, Delia manages to ask him whom he had kidnapped, but his answer is far from what she had expected. Delia’s father tells her that it was her that he had kidnapped. Just then he is dragged away, and Delia is left with nothing but questions and fear. As I read this section in the book, I couldn’t help but think about how I would react to a situation like this. Knowing that my father, the person I trust the most, had betrayed me my entire life would end me over the edge. It would basically feel like a bomb was set off in my life, and I wouldn’t even know where to begin to pick up the pieces. I would inevitably begin to question everything else I thought I trusted in my life, which is what I predict Delia will do in the upcoming chapters. She will probably have a hard time relying on anyone she loves, especially her fiancé, because she will be afraid that he will betray her. I am anxious and excited to see what happens as I continue to read!