FICTION
Released: Aug. 13, 1996
"Overly predictable characters aside, Picoult does manage this time to bring trendy, headline-grabbing themes to life. (Literary Guild alternate selection)"
Despite kilt-wearing characters right out of Brigadoon, Picoult (Picture Perfect, 1995, etc.) persuasively explores a mercy killing in a small Massachusetts town and the subject of spouses who love too much.
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FICTION
Released: May 1, 1998
"A moving story, mingling elements of mystery with sensitive exploration of a tragic subject. (Author tour)"
In this brooding fourth novel, Picoult (Picture Perfect, 1995, etc.) creates an affecting study of obsession, loss, and some of the more wrenching varieties of guilt.
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FICTION
Released: May 9, 2000
"Despite a provocative and topical premise, and a strong opening, Picoult fails this time, her seventh, to rise above paint-by-numbers formula. (Author tour)"
An uneven reworking of tabloid headlines: a young woman is charged with infanticide, and a hard-boiled attorney agrees to defend her. With one crucial distinction: the defendant is Amish.
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FICTION
Released: May 1, 2001
"Nicely written, but hopelessly contrived and generally unconvincing."
The story of a mother who avenges her child's rape, in this latest from Picoult (
Salem Falls, 2001, etc.).
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FICTION
Released: April 1, 2003
"A balance of suspense and science makes for a memorable ghost tale."
Exploring the dark history of America's eugenics movement, Picoult (
Perfect Match, 2002, etc.) sneaks in a ghost story in her eighth outing: a gratifying blend of gothic melodrama and social critique.
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FICTION
Released: April 1, 2004
"Despite overplotting, then, a telling portrait of a profoundly stressed family."
Picoult's latest chronicle of family travail (
Second Glance, 2003, etc.) highlights the consequences of deliberately conceiving a child genetically compatible with a mortally ill sibling.
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