History, Biography, and Historical fiction are my reading favorites but then I
occasionally find a fiction author I really like. Jodi Picoult is one of those whose themes and
writing style have totally won me over. She published her first book in 1992
and has come up with a new one just about every year since then. I’ve just
finished my fifth one so have a ways to go…J
Salem Falls published in 2007 caught my eye because it’s
about a teacher. As a retired teacher, I knew personally both men and women who
abused their position of authority in both sexual and non-sexual ways. I also
knew several others who were falsely accused of abuse.
Picoult's books usually deal with
ethical issues and are told from a variety of viewpoints, with each chapter
written in a different character's voice. Picoult uses this technique to show
multiple sides of a situation and underscore areas of moral ambiguity.
Jack St. Bride was once a beloved teacher and soccer coach
at a girls' prep school - until a student's crush sparked a powder keg of
accusation and robbed him of his career and reputation. Now, after a
devastatingly public ordeal that left him with an eight-month jail sentence and
no job, Jack resolves to pick up the pieces of his life. He takes a job washing
dishes at Addie Peabody's diner and slowly starts to form a relationship with
her in the quiet New England village of Salem Falls. 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.
5 comments:
I like Jodi's style and really must read this book. I shall probably feel angry as I read it, though.
I was just offered a half dozen of her books, but knew little about her, other than she had written a lot.
That was produced as a made for TV movie and I enjoyed it then. James Van Der Beek played the main character. I am a fan of Picoult's writing also, especially how she lets you into the head of the different characters.
That's a well written review, Sr T. Thank you.
being a techer i would love to read this if i could find it in my country or online,
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