**Songs of the Humpback Whale** For years, Jane Jones has lived in the shadow of her husband, renowned San Diego oceanographer Oliver Jones. But during an escalating argument, Jane turns on him with an alarming volatility. In anger and fear, Jane leaves with their teenage daughter for a cross-coun
The Jodi Picoult Collection 2: collection
β Scribed by Jodi Picoult
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 977 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
This Collection includes;
Perfect Match
In the course of her everyday work, career-driven assistant district attorney Nina Frost prosecutes child molesters and works determinedly to ensure that a legal system with too many loopholes keeps these criminals behind bars. But when her own five-year-old son, Nathaniel, is traumatized by a sexual assault, Nina and her husband, Caleb, a quiet and methodical stone mason, are shattered, ripped apart by an enraging sense of helplessness in the face of a futile justice system that Nina knows all too well. In a heartbeat, Nina's absolute truths and convictions are turned upside down, and she hurtles toward a plan to exact her own justice for her sonno matter the consequence, whatever the sacrifice.
Second Glance
Second Glance, an eerie and engrossing work, delves into a virtually unknown chapter of American historyVermont's eugenics project of the 1920s and 30sto provide a compelling study of the things that come back to haunt usliterally and figuratively. Do we love across time, or in spite of it?
My Sister's Keeper
My Sister's Keeper examines what it means to be a good parent, a good sister, a good person. Is it morally correct to do whatever it takes to save a child's life, even if that means infringing upon the rights of another? Is it worth trying to discover who you really are, if that quest makes you like yourself less? Should you follow your own heart, or let others lead you? Once again, Jodi Picoult tackles a controversial real-life subject with grace, wisdom, and sensitivity.
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