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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780743496759
ISBN number: 0743496752
Label: Washington Square Press
Manufacturer: Washington Square Press
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 480
Printing Date: December 02, 2008
Publishing house: Washington Square Press
Sale Popularity Level: 639
Studio: Washington Square Press
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The acclaimed #1 New York Times bestselling author presents a spellbinding tale of a mother's tragic loss and one man's last chance at gaining salvation.
Can we save ourselves, or do we rely on others to do it? Is what we believe always the truth?
One moment June Nealon was happily looking forward to years full of laughter and adventure with her family, and the next, she was staring into a future that was as empty as her heart. Now her life is a waiting game. Waiting for time to heal her wounds, waiting for justice. In short, waiting for a miracle to happen.
For Shay Bourne, life holds no more surprises. The world has given him nothing, and he has nothing to offer the world. In a heartbeat, though, something happens that changes everything for him. Now, he has one last chance for salvation, and it lies with June's eleven-year-old daughter, Claire. But between Shay and Claire stretches an ocean of bitter regrets, past crimes, and the rage of a mother who has lost her child.
Would you give up your vengeance against someone you hate if it meant saving someone you love? Would you want your dreams to come true if it meant granting your enemy's dying wish?
Once again, Jodi Picoult mesmerizes and enthralls readers with this story of redemption, justice, and love.
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I read this book in record time, 2 days-while on a Disney World vacation with my husband. I read it while waiting in line for rides...when I should have been enjoying the scenery of Disney and my husband's company. Well, then HE picked up the book and couldn't put it down....he is a physician and a very spiritual man, very knowledgable about the Bible and about religion, it's very intriguing to him. WE highly recommend it.
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I'm not much of a Jody Picoult fan and this book confirms it for me. I totally agree about the similarity of this book to the Green Mile. At one point Shay is even called Green Mile by one of the other inmates. In both books a gentle, somehow mentally disabled, kind hearted person is wrongfully accused of murdering a child when in reality he was trying to save the child. This person is also able to conduct miracles, including saving the jailhouse pet of one of the more hardened criminals, and declines to save himself from the death penalty even though other people figure out he is not guilty. How much more similar can the basic plots be?
The only reason I give the book two stars instead of one is due to the endeavor to show different sides of the death penalty issue with the Jewish/Christian characters, who were somewhat interesting.
I too figured out the twist less than half way through the book and was also annoyed by the sheer number of coincidences in the book (poor June loses one husband in a car crash, another is murdered, her child is murdered, her daughter needs a heart transplate AND the only person is can donate is the man who she thinks murdered her other child. The priest in the story was on the jury to convict Shay.)
And what happened during those 9 years while Claire was growing up? Was Shay doing miracles then? Do we believe that the gorgeous British doctor really would fall in love with Maggie who obviously has a real lack of self confidence? Nah.
The death penalty discussions are interesting but other than that the book is very weak.
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I've read many of Jodi Picoult's books, but this one grabbed me from the beginning and never let go. It's not really a story about people--the characters are far less developed than the concepts. But for those who are interested in the big questions that are raised in the book (concerning issues of religious beliefs and spirituality, the separation of church and state, etc.), it reads like a well-researched and provocative parable; the characters are simply vehicles through which larger ideas are expressed. I thought it was brilliant.
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In this book the author is trying too much to explore religious beliefs. In doing so she is all over the place and going nowhere. I have read all 13 of her books and this one is my least favorite.
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I could not put the book down. It's a great read for atheists, agnostics, and faith-filled readers. You will not be disappointed!
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