Review: An excellent short!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 21, 2014
Serenity Jones remembered how life had been when she was a child – living on Campbell’s soups as her mother couldn’t afford anything else. Serenity’s mother didn’t have to live like that anymore – since Serenity began her live television shows where she put people in touch with their dead loved ones, she was famous. Her great-great-grandma was an Iroquois healer and she also had the gift.The day she had a war widow wanting to be in touch with her husband began as any other – accompanied by her two spirit guides, Lucinda and Desmond, Serenity was not expecting the fireworks which followed. In the ensuing chaos she suddenly found herself at odds with her guides – where were they when she needed them?What a wonderfully light and entertaining short story! This is the prequel to Jodi Picoult’s eagerly awaited new novel, "Leaving Time", which will be released in October 2014. This one also contains a taster for the new book – Serenity Jones is one of the fascinating characters who will be entertaining us in "Leaving Time". "Where There’s Smoke" is one I have no hesitation in recommending.