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Bestselling author Jodi Picoult's The Tenth Circle is a metaphorical journey through Dante's Inferno, told through the eyes of a small Maine family whose hidden demons haunt every aspect of their seemingly peaceful existence. Woven throughout the novel are a series of dramatic illustrations that pay homage to the family's patriarch (comic book artist Daniel Stone), and add a unique twist to this gripping, yet somewhat rhetorical tale.

Trixie Stone is an imaginative, perceptive 14 year old whose life begins to unravel when Jason Underhill, Bethel High's star hockey player, breaks up with her, leaving a void that can only be filled by the blood spilled during shameful self-mutilations in the girls' bathroom. While Trixie's dad Daniel notices his daughter's recent change in demeanor, he turns a blind eye, just as he does to the obvious affair his wife Laura, a college professor, is barely trying to conceal. When Trixie gets raped at a friend's party, Daniel and Laura are forced to deal not only with the consequences of their daughter's physical and emotional trauma, but with their own transgressions as well. For Daniel, that means reflecting on a childhood spent as the only white kid in a native Alaskan village, where isolation and loneliness turned him into a recluse, only to be born again after falling in love with his wife. Laura, who blames her family's unraveling on her selfish affair, must decide how to reconcile her personal desires with her loved ones' needs.

The Tenth Circle is chock full of symbolism and allegory that at times can seem oppresive. Still, Picoult's fans will welcome this skillfully told story of betrayal and its many negative, and positive consequences. --Gisele Toueg --

To the lucky winner of the EU birthday sweepstakes :)

I hope you enjoy this book; it was the first Jodi Picoult book I read and I loved it.

Thank you so much for the book and the sweets. :) I do really enjoy Jodi Picoult's books.

This will go to my huuuuge Mt. TBR for now. Thank you!!

I organized a draw in the Finnish Forum, where participants could wish for a book from my TBR's and I would read the winner. Well, this one was one of them so I started to read it... in January.

The story seems quite interesting and I know that Picoult would offer some unexpected twists, but I'm still not quite sure. I've been reading this one for over two months, sometimes starting something else and sometimes continueing, but for some reason it won't hold me in it's grip. So, now I've decided that I will pass the book on to the winner and read something else. Maybe I'll give it a go some other time, it is a Picoult book after all...

Thank you anyway for giving me a chance Chremajora!

I'm sending the book to LiskoMiettinen.

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Onnea, olet löytänyt vapauttamani kirjan! Se on nyt sinun - voit pitää sen, antaa tuttavallesi tai vapauttaa edelleen. Kiitos kun ilmoitit löytäneesi kirjan! Mikäli haluat, olet tervetullut liittymään Bookcrossing.comiin. :)

Congratulations, you've found a book I released in the wild. It's yours now - you can keep it, give to someone you now or release it back in the wild. Thank you for letting me know you've found it! If you want, you're welcome to join Bookcrossing.com. :)

Thanks a lot. I have read Sisareni puolesta, 2006 (My Sister's Keeper 2004). It was good and I have Koruton totuus, 2007 (Plain Truth, 2000) in my bookshelf but not yet read it. I try to read more in English language so this is very good book for that.

This book was hard to read I think. I liked the end part more than the beginning part. And the reading sample from the book Nineteen Minutes was good. Maybe I should also read that one someday. Thank you for this one.

Viikolla 12 pitäisi lähettää paketteja. Tämä on niistä yksi.

At the week 12 I should send some mail/boxes. This is one of them.

Thank you very much for this book!:)

This was not an easy read in more ways than one.

I spotted this on your wishlist. Happy Convention and Happy Reading!

Thank you so much for this wishlist book, I look forward to reading this.