Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6 EAN: 9780743418713 ISBN: 0743418719 Label: Washington Square Press Manufacturer: Washington Square Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 464 Publication Date: August 06, 2002 Publisher: Washington Square Press Sales Rank: 3803 Studio: Washington Square Press
Love can redeem a man...but secrets and lies can condemn him.
A handsome stranger comes to the sleepy New England town of Salem Falls in hopes of burying his past: Once a teacher at a girls' prep school, Jack St. Bride was destroyed when a student's crush sparked a powder keg of accusation. Now, washing dishes for Addie Peabody at the Do-Or-Diner, he slips quietly into his new routine, and Addie finds this unassuming man fitting easily inside her heart. But amid the rustic calm of Salem Falls, a quartet of teenage girls harbor dark secrets -- and they maliciously target Jack with a shattering allegation. Now, at the center of a modern-day witch hunt, Jack is forced once again to proclaim his innocence: to a town searching for answers, to a justice system where truth becomes a slippery concept written in shades of gray, and to the woman who has come to love him.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Not what I would expect from Jodi Piccoult
I've had mixed experiences with Jodi Piccoult. While her books "19 Minutes", "My Sister's Keeper" and "Plain Truth" are some of my all-time favorite books, this is the second one of hers that I have not liked at all.
This book has characters that are difficult to like, a story that ranges from uncomfortable to downright ugly, and a plot that plods along too it's invevitable and predictable end.
If you would like to try Jodi Piccoult, try one of the three books above, ... Read More
Rating: - Preposterous Melodrama
Maybe it's the audio CD narrator alternating between sickly sweet mooniness, to out-of-place scorn, to stilted cardboard cut-out attempts at male voices, but I can't believe this is the effort of an award-winning writer. She apparently doesn't even know that "The reason is because" is improper English. The events in this "story" are so ridiculously improbable, she destroys her own credibility. The writing is at best, specious. At worst are lines like "throw away his freedom like an extra stick of gum", ... Read More
Rating: - tantalizing
This book was a treasure to read.. It was full of twists and turns. Jody Picoult writes with such compassion for people who are victims of a judgemental society. She forces you to re-evaluate your own misconceptions of human errors.
Rating: - Less than a summer read
I was looking forward to reading my first Jodi Picoult book and I have to say that I was hugely disappointed reading this one. It was for our bookclub and everyone in the group (12 of us) felt the same way. I'm squeamish about reading another book by her again. It read like a soap opera to both myself and my bookclub. It was if it was written for a T.V. drama or mini series on the Lifetime channel.
Rating: - Fast-paced
To borrow a cliche, I could not put this book down. I have not yet read The Pact, nor My Sister's Keeper, but I thought this one was outstanding. As I read other reviews calling it predictable, I'd have to agree and disagree. Parts of it? Maybe; however, the story and the writing are so good, it really keeps you hooked.
- Not what I would expect from Jodi Piccoult
- tantalizing
