Nineteen Minutes
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- Synopsis
- In nineteen minutes, you can mow the front lawn, color your hair, watch a third of a hockey game. In nineteen minutes, you can bake scones or get a tooth filled by a dentist; you can fold laundry for a family of five....In nineteen minutes, you can stop the world, or you can just jump off it. In nineteen minutes, you can get revenge. Sterling is a small, ordinary New Hampshire town where nothing ever happens -- until the day its complacency is shattered by a shocking act of violence. In the aftermath, the town's residents must not only seek justice in order to begin healing but also come to terms with the role they played in the tragedy. For them, the lines between truth and fiction, right and wrong, insider and outsider have been obscured forever. Josie Cormier, the teenage daughter of the judge sitting on the case, could be the state's best witness, but she can't remember what happened in front of her own eyes. And as the trial progresses, fault lines between the high school and the adult community begin to show, destroying the closest of friendships and families. Nineteen Minutes is New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult's most raw, honest, and important novel yet. Told with the straightforward style for which she has become known, it asks simple questions that have no easy answers: Can your own child become a mystery to you? What does it mean to be different in our society? Is it ever okay for a victim to strike back? And who -- if anyone -- has the right to judge someone else?
- Copyright:
- 2007
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781416538950
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780743496735
- Publisher:
- Atria Books
- Date of Addition:
- 02/22/13
- Copyrighted By:
- Jodi Picoult
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
Reviews
4 out of 5
By Kelsey Carter on Jul 11, 2013
What would you do if the one place you thought would always be safe isn't anymore? In this stunning novel, Jodi Picoult explores questions we don't want to answer in a thought provoking manner. In this book, a young man who has been bullied in school for his entire life decides to take matters into his own hands.
5 out of 5
By Holly Adams on Mar 4, 2013
Amazing book! It really makes you think and it is a very emotional read. I couldn't stop reading it, it was so intriguing and has some interesting twists and turns.