TBR

Having recently devoured and enjoyed My Sister's Keeper I have decided to try other Jodi Picoult books. I picked this one up in my favourite second-hand bookshop.

From the back of the book:
"The discovery of a dead infant in an Amish barn shakes Lancaster County to its core. But the police investigation leads to more shocking disclosure: circumstantial evidence suggests that eigtheen-year-old Katie Fisher, an unmarried Amish woman believed to be the newborn's mother, took the child's life..."

I enjoyed this one even more than My Sister's Keeper. It has a great set of characters and the plot whizzed along and kept me enthralled. The insights into the Amish way of life were fascinating and although I guessed what had happened more or less halfway through the book, there was still enough doubt to my head to make the ending an 'a-ha' moment.

The only thing I didn't like was the switching between Ellie as narrator and a third person narrator. I don't think it added anything to my understanding of Ellie or her situation and Ellie's "voice" was virtually indistinguishable from nearly everyone except maybe Samuel.

Nevertheless I am now hooked on Jodi Picoult. I love the fact that her fiction always addresses controversial issues and deals with them sympathetically, making you think twice about your preconceived ideas. While still making entertaining reading.

Thanks Starry, was waiting for me when I got back from Spain this evening.

What a brilliant book! The storyline was gripping and all the details about the Amish way of life were fascinating.
This book is now being reserved for a bookexchange.

Many thanks for my exchange book Teachie!! It is a good choice of book, but I have read it (which is ok, as it's one less for my bookshelf LOL). Here's my original je for it....

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Well, I'm sure that this book will be in my top 10 reads of 2006 (even though it's only January LOL). I have read The Pact, and My Sisters Keeper by JP, and have found this one to be my favourite - I got too upset reading My sisters keeper!!

Like others have mentioned, I loved the peep into the life of an Amish community, and I warmed to the characters quickly. I also like the way that Ellies personal life was included in the story - and loved who she ended up with!
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I will make sure this goes to a good home, as it's a great book!

Katybean
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RELEASE NOTES:

This is now travelling to Juliako, as she 'won' it on the February Read and Reviewed swap on BCUK extra!

Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
Katybean
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This arrived safely today! Thank you very much!