Second Glance: A Novel
(Libby/OverDrive eAudiobook)
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Simon & Schuster Audio , 2016.
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This breathtaking novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult asks: Do we love across time, or in spite of it?“Sometimes I wonder....Can a ghost find you, if she wants to?” An intricate tale of love, haunting memories, and renewal, Second Glance begins in current-day Vermont, where an old man puts a piece of land up for sale and unintentionally raises protest from the local Abenaki Indian tribe, who insist it’s a burial ground. When odd, supernatural events plague the town of Comtosook, a ghost hunter is hired by the developer to help convince the residents that there’s nothing spiritual about the property. Enter Ross Wakeman, a suicidal drifter who has put himself in mortal danger time and again. He’s driven his car off a bridge into a lake. He’s been mugged in New York City and struck by lightning in a calm country field. Yet despite his best efforts, life clings to him and pulls him ever deeper into the empty existence he cannot bear since his fiancée’s death in a car crash eight years ago. Ross now lives only for the moment he might once again encounter the woman he loves. But in Comtosook, the only discovery Ross can lay claim to is that of Lia Beaumont, a skittish, mysterious woman who, like Ross, is on a search for something beyond the boundary separating life and death. Thus begins Jodi Picoult’s enthralling and ultimately astonishing story of love, fate, and a crime of passion. Hailed by critics as a “master” storyteller (The Washington Post), Picoult once again “pushes herself, and consequently the reader, to think about the unthinkable” (Denver Post). Second Glance, her eeriest and most engrossing work yet, delves into a virtually unknown chapter of American history—Vermont’s eugenics project of the 1920s and 30s—to provide a compelling study of the things that come back to haunt us—literally and figuratively. Do we love across time, or in spite of it?
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eAudiobook
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Unabridged
Street Date
03/29/2016
Language
English
ISBN
9781508224259
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Jodi Picoult's many fans might also want to give Sue Miller's issue-driven women's fiction a try. She too tackles serious subjects and families in crisis, though her stories have a more literary quality and delve more deeply into character's emotions than do Picoult's. -- Shauna Griffin
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In their bittersweet and thought-provoking novels, Diane Chamberlain and Jodi Picoult take controversial issues and examine them through the lives of ordinary people. Their flawed, but sympathetic, characters make choices that have lasting consequences and the fallout is examined from multiple perspectives in these touching stories. -- Halle Carlson
For a quieter, more lyrical tone, consider Ann Hood. Like Picoult, Hood's small town female characters are well developed, but their problems are less controversial and much closer to home--infidelity, sisterly rivalry, or cold feet at an impending marriage. Also, Hood employs a little more introspection and personal drama in her stories. -- Shauna Griffin
While Jodi Picoult's plot catalysts tend to be more dramatic than those in Kristin Hannah's novels, both authors examine how ordinary people react to unexpected challenges. Their characters are sympathetic and realistic, responding to difficult circumstances with grace and fortitude. -- Halle Carlson
Both Jodi Picoult and Jacquelyn Mitchard write about ordinary people in terrible and emotionally complex situations. They both portray these characters sympathetically--no one is perfect, and no one completely in the wrong. -- Shauna Griffin
Both Luanne Rice and Jodi Picoult have strong, intelligent women who are often overwhelmed by tragedy as the main characters of their novels. However, Picoult's multi-layered novels tend to focus more on controversial subjects, while Rice focuses on family and personal relationships. -- Shauna Griffin
Both Anna Quindlen and Jodi Picoult write about tangled family relationships and sympathetic American characters grappling with ethical dilemmas. Picoult's books, however, are more conversational and generally move more quickly than do many of Quindlen's. -- Shauna Griffin
Though Susan Lewis sets her stories in England (while Jodi Picoult sets her novels in the U.S.), both write compelling, emotional tales that -- while on what could be considered sensational subjects -- are understated in execution. -- Shauna Griffin
If you can't imagine any other author writing so compellingly about sympathetic characters faced with agonizing ethical decisions to make, you're in luck. Try Amy Bourrett, who's equally skilled with pacing. -- Shauna Griffin
With a deftly humane touch, novelists Jodi Picoult and Kristina Riggle tell the stories of ordinary people -- frequently women -- facing difficulties that range from alcoholism to end of life decisions. Their well-written characters are both sympathetic and likable, their plots realistic and intriguing. -- Shauna Griffin
Both of these authors write fiction in which ordinary women find their lives in crisis, often (but not always) connected to a controversial issue. Strained or challenged family relationships are key in their novels, which always contain realistic, relatable characters. -- Shauna Griffin
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Picoult, J., & Guidall, G. (2016). Second Glance: A Novel (Unabridged). Simon & Schuster Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Picoult, Jodi and George Guidall. 2016. Second Glance: A Novel. Simon & Schuster Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Picoult, Jodi and George Guidall. Second Glance: A Novel Simon & Schuster Audio, 2016.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Picoult, J. and Guidall, G. (2016). Second glance: a novel. Unabridged Simon & Schuster Audio.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Picoult, Jodi, and George Guidall. Second Glance: A Novel Unabridged, Simon & Schuster Audio, 2016.
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