Mad Honey Summary
Jodi Picoult

Mad Honey Overview

Mad Honey is a dual-perspective novel written by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boyland. The novel follows a teenage boy who is accused of murdering his girlfriend. The work is told from the perspective of the boy's mother and his deceased girlfriend, through flashbacks. Their community is torn apart by the revelations unearthed by the trial and the characters aim to answer the question of the secrets people keep and the risks of being one's true self. The novel explores themes of nature, masculinity, home, motherhood, and grief.