Second Glance - Softcover

Picoult, Jodi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1501153293 ISBN 13: 9781501153297

Publisher: Pocket Books, 2016

Synopsis

“A mesmerizing tale of love and second chances” (Booklist), bestselling author Jodi Picoult crafts an intricate tale of love, haunting memories, and renewal.

One day in Vermont, an old man puts a piece of land up for sale and unintentionally raises protest from the local Abenaki Indian tribe, who insist it’s a burial ground. When odd, supernatural events plague the town of Comtosook, a ghost hunter is hired by the developer to help convince the residents that there's nothing spiritual about the property.

Enter Ross Wakeman, a suicidal drifter who has put himself in mortal danger time and again after his fiancée’s death in a car crash eight years ago. Ross now lives only for the moment he might once again encounter the woman he loves. But in Comtosook, the only discovery Ross can lay claim to is that of Lia Beaumont, a skittish, mysterious woman who, like Ross, is on a search for something beyond the boundary separating life and death. Thus begins Jodi Picoult's enthralling and ultimately astonishing story of love, fate, and a crime of passion.

In this “memorable ghost tale” (Kirkus Reviews), Picoult’s eeriest and most engrossing work yet, she delves into a virtually unknown chapter of American history—Vermont’s eugenics project of the 1920s and 30s—to provide a compelling study of the things that come back to haunt us—literally and figuratively. Do we love across time, or in spite of it?

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Review

"Publishers Weekly" (starred review)

A spellbinding suspense novel.

"The Washington Post Book World"

In "Second Glance," love does travel through time. You don't have to believe in ghosts to acknowledge the path it takes....

"Chicago Tribune" There's no more interesting protagonist in crime fiction....Don't miss this series.

Book Description

Is it cruel or humane to judge that some lives are simply not worth living? Number One bestseller Jodi Picoult's compelling novel brings the issue vividly to life.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1501153293
• ISBN 13: 9781501153297
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 514