The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult

Everyone wonders at some point in their life what would their life be like if they had taken a different path.  Did I make the right decision? Do I have any control? For Dawn, who was on the path to becoming an Egyptologist, coming home and cutting her studies short to take care of her dying mother and raise her younger brother was the only choice.  She finds comfort and love in the arms of her husband and they have a daughter. 
Fifteen years go by and Dawn is now a death doula, guiding those who are drying and their families down that scary path.  Something happens to send her back to Egypt to find the man and love she left behind.  The path of two ways is a book that was left in the tomb to guide the dead person to the afterlife but it also applies to Dawn trapped in a life of "what if".  As only Jodi Picoult can write this book is full of tearful moments, life decisions and a wealth of knowledge of hieroglyphs, burial customs and all the finds of Egyptian tombs as well as guidance  and compassion for those who help terminal patients and their families.  She is known for making you cry a bit but this book will clean you out of Kleenex.  I listened to the audiobook which was breathtaking and also let me hear the correct pronunciation of all the ancient Egyptian.  4 stars