The Pact by Jodi Picoult
THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR 'Picoult is a master manipulator, weaving gripping, dramatic plotlines. We defy you not to be gripped.' Glamour For eighteen years the Hartes and the Golds have lived next door to each other, sharing everything from takeaways to school drop-offs. So it's no surprise when teenagers Chris and Emily, soul mates since they were born, start dating. When the late-night call comes in from hospital, no one is prepared for the appalling truth: Emily has died from a gunshot wound to the head as part of an apparent suicide pact. The gun holds a single unspent bullet that Chris tells police he intended for himself. But the local detective has his doubts, and in the wake of this unthinkable act, two devastated families must ask themselves: how well do we ever really know our children? MAD HONEY, the stunning and compelling Sunday Times bestseller by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan is available now
You will find this novel impossible to put down - and if you take it on holiday with you, just don't plan on doing any sightseeing until you've finished it! * Daily Mail *
You will find this novel impossible to put down - and if you take it on holiday with you, just don't plan on doing any sightseeing until you've finished it! * Daily Mail *
The novelist displays an almost uncanny ability to enter the skins of her troubled young protagonists* New York Times *
The novelist displays an almost uncanny ability to enter the skins of her troubled young protagonists. * New York Times *
It's riveting . . . This is a brilliant read, filled with twists and turns * Woman Magazine *
You will find this novel impossible to put down - and if you take it on holiday with you, just don't plan on doing any sightseeing until you've finished it! * Daily Mail *
The novelist displays an almost uncanny ability to enter the skins of her troubled young protagonists* New York Times *
The novelist displays an almost uncanny ability to enter the skins of her troubled young protagonists. * New York Times *
It's riveting . . . This is a brilliant read, filled with twists and turns * Woman Magazine *
Jodi Picoult is the author of 25 novels, with 40 million copies sold worldwide. Her last twelve books have debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list, including her most recent, THE BOOK OF TWO WAYS. Five novels have been made into movies and BETWEEN THE LINES (co-written with daughter Samantha van Leer) has been adapted as a musical. She is the recipient of multiple awards, including the New England Bookseller Award for Fiction, the Alex Award from the YA Library Services Association, and the NH Literary Award for Outstanding Literary Merit. She is also the co-librettist for the musical BREATHE, and the upcoming musical THE BOOK THIEF. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband.
SKU | GOR010528023 |
ISBN 13 | 9781444754353 |
ISBN 10 | 1444754351 |
Title | The Pact |
Author | Jodi Picoult |
Condition | like new |
Binding type | Paperback |
Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
Year published | 2013-08-15 |
Number of pages | 496 |
Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
Note | The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins |