31. Picture Perfect

Continuing on the Jodi Picoult kick.... book 31 was Picture Perfect. I really liked it. First, the B&N description - To the outside world, they seem to have it all. Cassie Barrett, a renowned anthropologist, and Alex Rivers, one of Hollywood's hottest actors, met on the set of a motion picture in Africa. They shared childhood tales, toasted the future, and declared their love in a fairy-tale wedding. But when they return to California, something alters the picture of their perfect marriage. A frightening pattern is taking shape-a cycle of hurt, denial, and promises, thinly veiled by glamour. Torn between fear and something that resembles love, Cassie wrestles with questions she never dreamed she would face: How can she leave? Then again, how can she stay?

The back cover doesn't tell much of what the story is about. The book really covers the stories of three people's lives - Cassie, her husband Alex and the Native American police office who finds her when she runs from her husband and ends up with amnesia. This book does a really good job of showing the emotional baggage and history that leads people to act the way they do. Despite the harsh and depressing subject matter I really liked this book and definitely recommend it.