Jodi Picoult

The discovery of a dead newborn baby in a barn on an Amish farm in America threatens to ruin the life of a young woman. Circumstantial evidence indicates that the 18-year-old Katie Fisher, an unmarried Amish girl believed to be the babys mother, is responsible for the murder. Katie insists: she did not kill the baby. At the same time, disillusioned city advocate Ellie Hathaway flees to relatives living in the same area to clear her head. Her aunt is related to Katie and before long Ellie reluctantly agrees to defend the young woman. Ellie is also appointed as Katie's warden while she is on bail and has to move in with the Fishers. To properly defend Katie, Ellie not only has to immerse herself in a world that is radically different from her own, but also find a way to understand Katie in terms of her view on the world. When a man from her past makes his appearance on the farm, Ellie is forced to confront her own fears and desires. A gripping story about two women and the secret that binds them.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A stunning page-turner with richly layered characters and a gripping moral dilemma that will lead readers to question everything they know about privilege, power, and raceLook for Jodi Picoult's new novel, By Any Other Name, available now " Picoult] offers a thought-provoking examination of racism in America today, both overt and subtle. Her many readers will find much to discuss in the pages of this topical, moving book."--Booklist (starred review) Ruth Jefferson is a labor and delivery nurse at a Connecticut hospital with more than twenty years' experience. During her shift, Ruth begins a routine checkup on a newborn, only to be told a few minutes later that she's been reassigned to another patient. The parents are white supremacists and don't want Ruth, who is African American, to touch their child. The hospital complies with their request, but the next day, the baby goes into cardiac distress while Ruth is alone in the nursery. Does she obey orders or does she intervene? Ruth hesitates before performing CPR and, as a result, is charged with a serious crime. Kennedy McQuarrie, a white public defender, takes her case but gives unexpected advice: Kennedy insists that mentioning race in the courtroom is not a winning strategy. Conflicted by Kennedy's counsel, Ruth tries to keep life as normal as possible for her family--especially her teenage son--as the case becomes a media sensation. As the trial moves forward, Ruth and Kennedy must gain each other's trust, and come to see that what they've been taught their whole lives about others--and themselves--might be wrong. With incredible empathy, intelligence, and candor, Jodi Picoult tackles race, privilege, prejudice, justice, and compassion--and doesn't offer easy answers. Small Great Things is a remarkable achievement from a writer at the top of her game. Praise for Small Great Things "Small Great Things is the most important novel Jodi Picoult has ever written. . . . It will challenge her readers . . . and] expand our cultural conversation about race and prejudice."--The Washington Post "A novel that puts its finger on the very pulse of the nation that we live in today . . . a fantastic read from beginning to end, as can always be expected from Picoult, this novel maintains a steady, page-turning pace that makes it hard for readers to put down."--San Francisco Book Review

Throughout her blockbuster career, no. 1 internationally bestselling author Jodi Picoult has seamlessly blended nuanced characters, riveting plots, and rich prose, brilliantly creating stories that "not only provoke the mind but touch the flawed souls in all of us" (The Boston Globe). Now, in her highly anticipated new book, she has delivered her most affecting novel yet--and one unlike anything she's written before. For more than a decade, Jenna Metcalf has never stopped thinking about her mother, Alice, who mysteriously disappeared in the wake of a tragic accident. Refusing to believe that she would be abandoned as a young child, Jenna searches for her mother regularly online and pores over the pages of Alice's old journals. A scientist who studied grief among elephants, Alice wrote mostly of her research among the animals she loved, yet Jenna hopes the entries will provide a clue to her mother's whereabouts. Desperate to find the truth, Jenna enlists two unlikely allies in her quest. The first is Serenity Jones, a psychic who rose to fame finding missing persons--only to later doubt her gifts. The second is Virgil Stanhope, a jaded private detective who originally investigated Alice's case along with the strange, possibly linked death of one of her colleagues. As the three work together to uncover what happened to Alice, they realize that in asking hard questions, they'll have to face even harder answers. As Jenna's memories dovetail with the events in her mother's journals, the story races to a mesmerizing finish. A deeply moving, gripping, and intelligent page-turner, Leaving Time is Jodi Picoult at the height of her powers. Praise for Leaving Time "Piercing and uplifting . . . a smart, accessible yarn with a suspenseful puzzle at its core."--The Boston Globe "Poignant . . . an entertaining tale about parental love, friendship, loss."--The Washington Post "A riveting drama."--Us Weekly " A] moving tale."--People "A fast-paced, surprise-ending mystery."--USA Today "In Jenna, Jodi] Picoult has created an unforgettable character who will easily endear herself to each and every reader. . . . Leaving Time may be her finest work yet."--Bookreporter " A] captivating and emotional story."--BookPage "With plenty of twists and a surprising ending, Leaving Time] explores the grieving process and what happens when we cannot move on."--Woman's Day "A moving and emotional story."--Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "A truly engaging read . . . Full of the deep characters and multilayered story lines that have earned Picoult] a spot in many readers' hearts."--Library Journal "Delivers a powerhouse ending."--Booklist "Memorable and poignant."--Publishers Weekly

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A stunning page-turner with richly layered characters and a gripping moral dilemma that will lead readers to question everything they know about privilege, power, and raceLook for Jodi Picoult's new novel, By Any Other Name, available now " Picoult] offers a thought-provoking examination of racism in America today, both overt and subtle. Her many readers will find much to discuss in the pages of this topical, moving book."--Booklist (starred review) Ruth Jefferson is a labor and delivery nurse at a Connecticut hospital with more than twenty years' experience. During her shift, Ruth begins a routine checkup on a newborn, only to be told a few minutes later that she's been reassigned to another patient. The parents are white supremacists and don't want Ruth, who is African American, to touch their child. The hospital complies with their request, but the next day, the baby goes into cardiac distress while Ruth is alone in the nursery. Does she obey orders or does she intervene? Ruth hesitates before performing CPR and, as a result, is charged with a serious crime. Kennedy McQuarrie, a white public defender, takes her case but gives unexpected advice: Kennedy insists that mentioning race in the courtroom is not a winning strategy. Conflicted by Kennedy's counsel, Ruth tries to keep life as normal as possible for her family--especially her teenage son--as the case becomes a media sensation. As the trial moves forward, Ruth and Kennedy must gain each other's trust, and come to see that what they've been taught their whole lives about others--and themselves--might be wrong. With incredible empathy, intelligence, and candor, Jodi Picoult tackles race, privilege, prejudice, justice, and compassion--and doesn't offer easy answers. Small Great Things is a remarkable achievement from a writer at the top of her game. Praise for Small Great Things "Small Great Things is the most important novel Jodi Picoult has ever written. . . . It will challenge her readers . . . and] expand our cultural conversation about race and prejudice."--The Washington Post "A novel that puts its finger on the very pulse of the nation that we live in today . . . a fantastic read from beginning to end, as can always be expected from Picoult, this novel maintains a steady, page-turning pace that makes it hard for readers to put down."--San Francisco Book Review

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To kvinder adskilt af 400 år, men knyttet sammen af en hemmelighed, et offer og en afsløring, der kan omskrive hele historien ... New York, i dag: Dramatikeren Melina Green har netop færdiggjort et teaterstykke inspireret af en fjern slægtning, Emilia Bassano, en kvinde fra 1500-tallet med en skarp pen og et brændende ønske om at blive hørt og anerkendt for sit talent. Men det virker umuligt for Melina at få sit stykke opført i en mandsdomineret teaterverden. Lige indtil hendes bedste ven sender det ind til en teaterfestival – under et mandligt pseudonym. England, 1581: Emilia Bassano lever for teatret og det skrevne ord. Hun er intelligent og velformuleret, men som kvinde har hun ingen stemme. Da hun bliver elskerinde til lord Chamberlain, som styrer Englands teatre, ser hun, hvordan ord bevæger og gør indtryk. I al hemmelighed beslutter hun sig for at få et af sine egne stykker opført, og hun betaler en ung skuespiller ved navn William Shakespeare for at stå som forfatter. Den skjulte stemme er en storslået og medrivende roman om ambitioner, mod og begær. Det er fortællingen om to kvinder, adskilt af århundreder, men forbundet af én fælles længsel: at indtage deres plads i verden og skabe tidløse værker – selv hvis de må opgive deres navn og plads i historien. Pressen skrev: "Man bliver dybt betaget af Emilia Bassano – en uforglemmelig heltinde baseret på en virkelig kvindes historie" – Kristin Hannah ”Et friskt og tankevækkende bud på et gammelt spørgsmål: Hvad nu, hvis en kvinde var stemmen bag Shakespeares skuespil? Jo mere romanen folder sig ud, desto mere overbevisende bliver det, at den berømte dramatiker ikke stod alene.” – People ”Picoults hidtil stærkeste roman, hvor hendes velkendte grundige research smelter sammen med en gribende og hjerteskærende fortælling dybt forankret i virkelige begivenheder.” – Jojo Moyes ”En rørende, inspirerende og tankevækkende roman om identitet, styrke og kamp. Grundigt researchet, smuk og original – en tidløs klassiker fra en af vor tids store historiefortællere.” – Chris Whitaker ”En sprudlende og fængslende roman om en helt ekstraordinær kvinde.” – Kirkus Review ”En tankevækkende fortælling om to kvindelige dramatikere og de kompromiser, de begge må indgå – med 400 års mellemrum.” – The Washington Post ”Romanen forener historisk fiktion med nutidige scener og væver tidslinjer sammen på både elegant og overraskende vis.” – Harper’s Bazaar ”Picoult leverer endnu en stærk og inspirerende roman med et klart feministisk afsæt – baseret på virkelige historiske begivenheder.” – Elle

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the co-author of Mad Honey comes an "inspiring" (Elle) novel about two women, centuries apart-one of whom is the real author of Shakespeare's plays-who are both forced to hide behind another name. "You'll fall in love with Emilia Bassano, the unforgettable heroine based on a real woman that Picoult brings vividly to life in her brilliantly researched new novel."-Kristin Hannah, author of The Women Young playwright Melina Green has just written a new work inspired by the life of her Elizabethan ancestor Emilia Bassano. But seeing it performed is unlikely, in a theater world where the playing field isn't level for women. As Melina wonders if she dares risk failure again, her best friend takes the decision out of her hands and submits the play to a festival under a male pseudonym. In 1581, young Emilia Bassano is a ward of English aristocrats. Her lessons on languages, history, and writing have endowed her with a sharp wit and a gift for storytelling, but like most women of her day, she is allowed no voice of her own. Forced to become a mistress to the Lord Chamberlain, who oversees all theatre productions in England, Emilia sees firsthand how the words of playwrights can move an audience. She begins to form a plan to secretly bring a play of her own to the stage-by paying an actor named William Shakespeare to front her work. Told in intertwining timelines, By Any Other Name, a sweeping tale of ambition, courage, and desire centers two women who are determined to create something beautiful despite the prejudices they face. Should a writer do whatever it takes to see her story live on . . . no matter the cost? This remarkable novel, rooted in primary historical sources, ensures the name Emilia Bassano will no longer be forgotten.

They Never Met. But Their Lives Are Bound by a Secret, a Sacrifice, and a Story That Demands to Be Told…The #1 New York Times Bestseller'Her best one yet' JOJO MOYES'A timeless classic' CHRIS WHITAKER'[An] inspiring work of feminist literature' ELLE–New York playwright Melina Green has never seen her work on stage. In a man’s world, only through a lie can she get the recognition she yearns for.But Melina is not the first woman in her family to discover this.Her ancestor Emilia Bassano, mistress to one of Elizabeth I’s most valued noblemen, was no stranger to being silenced.She decided to do something about it. But her daring act of deception has consequences that will reverberate down the centuries.Yet to change a world can mean terrible sacrifices – your name, your family’s future, and your legacy.These two women will never meet. But together can they rewrite history?–PRAISE FOR BY ANY OTHER NAME‘A likeable heroine and a fun, readable evocation of Elizabethan court life and theatre’ THE TIMES'Stunning. So interesting, clever, educational and moving. One of the best books I've read in recent times' GILLIAN McALLISTER'Had me absolutely captivated . . . I loved all the questions this novel raised about who gets to tell which stories and how complex that can become. Jodi Picoult is a genius' JENNIFER SAINT‘A fun jaunt through Elizabethan London, full of literary easter eggs’ INDEPENDENTPRAISE FOR JODI PICOULT'A writer the world needs to be reading right now' Independent'It is hard to exaggerate how well Picoult writes' Financial Times'She is the master of her craft' Daily Telegraph'There are writers who try and do what Picoult does, and then there's Picoult' Marie Claire

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult, "a profound and moving novel about secrets, lies, and how the power of stories can change the course of history" (Shelf Awareness). Some stories live forever... Sage Singer is a baker. She works through the night, preparing the day's breads and pastries, trying to escape a life of loneliness, bad memories, and the shadow of her mother's death. When Josef Weber, an elderly man in Sage's grief support group, begins stopping by the bakery, they strike up an unlikely friendship. Despite their differences, they see in each other the hidden scars that others can't. Everything changes on the day that Josef confesses a long-buried and shame-ful secret and asks Sage for an extraordinary favor. If she says yes, she faces not only moral repercussions, but potentially legal ones as well. In this "harrowing, unforgettable journey" (The Miami Herald), Jodi Picoult gracefully explores the lengths to which we will go in order to keep the past from dictating the future.

Za devjatnadtsat minut mozhno postrich gazon pered domom, ili pokrasit volosy, ili ispech lepeshki k zavtraku.Za devjatnadtsat minut mozhno ostanovit zemlju ili sprygnut s nee.Za devjatnadtsat minut mozhno poluchit otmschenie.Sterling - provintsialnyj sonnyj gorodok v shtate Nju-Gempshir. Odnazhdy ego tikhuju zhizn narushajut vystrely v starshej shkole. I chtoby perezhit eto sobytie, nedostatochno dobitsja torzhestva pravosudija. Dlja zhitelej Sterlinga navsegda sterlas gran mezhdu pravdoj i vymyslom, dobrom i zlom, svoim i chuzhim. Dzhozi Korme, dochka sudi, mogla by byt tsennym svidetelem obvinenija, no ne pomnit togo, chto proizoshlo u nee na glazakh, a te fakty, kotorye projasnjajutsja v khode razbiratelstva, brosajut ten viny kak na shkolnikov, tak i na vzroslykh, razrushaja dazhe samye krepkie druzheskie i semejnye uzy.Roman "Devjatnadtsat minut" stavit prostye voprosy, na kotorye net prostykh otvetov. Mozhno li ne znat sobstvennogo rebenka? Chto znachit byt ne takim, kak vse? Opravdanno li zhelanie zhertvy nanesti otvetnyj udar? I komu vershit sud, esli kto-nibud iz nas voobsche vprave sudit drugogo?

Za devjatnadtsat minut mozhno postrich gazon pered domom, ili pokrasit volosy, ili ispech lepeshki k zavtraku.Za devjatnadtsat minut mozhno ostanovit zemlju ili sprygnut s nee.Za devjatnadtsat minut mozhno poluchit otmschenie.Sterling - provintsialnyj sonnyj gorodok v shtate Nju-Gempshir. Odnazhdy ego tikhuju zhizn narushajut vystrely v starshej shkole. I chtoby perezhit eto sobytie, nedostatochno dobitsja torzhestva pravosudija. Dlja zhitelej Sterlinga navsegda sterlas gran mezhdu pravdoj i vymyslom, dobrom i zlom, svoim i chuzhim. Dzhozi Korme, dochka sudi, mogla by byt tsennym svidetelem obvinenija, no ne pomnit togo, chto proizoshlo u nee na glazakh, a te fakty, kotorye projasnjajutsja v khode razbiratelstva, brosajut ten viny kak na shkolnikov, tak i na vzroslykh, razrushaja dazhe samye krepkie druzheskie i semejnye uzy.Roman "Devjatnadtsat minut" stavit prostye voprosy, na kotorye net prostykh otvetov. Mozhno li ne znat sobstvennogo rebenka? Chto znachit byt ne takim, kak vse? Opravdanno li zhelanie zhertvy nanesti otvetnyj udar? I komu vershit sud, esli kto-nibud iz nas voobsche vprave sudit drugogo?

Ljuk Uorren posvjatil zhizn izucheniju volkov. On pisal o nikh, izuchal ikh privychki i dazhe dva goda prozhil v volchej stae. Vo mnogikh smyslakh on razbiraetsja v povedenii volkov luchshe, chem v otnoshenijakh vnutri sobstvennoj semi. V kontse kontsov zhena razvoditsja s nim, a vosemnadtsatiletnij syn Edvard posle zhutkoj ssory s ottsom uezzhaet iz strany. No vse menjaetsja, kogda prikhodit izvestie, chto Ljuk tjazhelo postradal v avtomobilnoj avarii i ego zhizn visit na voloske. Edvard vozvraschaetsja domoj. Im s mladshej sestroj Karoj pridetsja vmeste reshat sudbu ottsa i otvetit na mnozhestvo voprosov. Kakie tajny khranili drug ot druga brat i sestra? Kakie skrytye motivy pobuzhdajut ikh pozvolit ottsu umeret... ili popytatsja sokhranit emu zhizn? Chego by khotel sam Ljuk? Kak chleny semi mogut prinjat takoe reshenie pod davleniem viny, ili gorja, ili togo i drugogo vmeste? I chto naibolee vazhno, naskolko oni zabyli neprelozhnoe pravilo volchej stai: vse ee chleny nuzhdajutsja drug v druge, a vyzhivanie poroj trebuet zhertv."Odinokij volk" - eto nezabyvaemaja istorija o semejnykh tajnakh, ljubvi i rasstavanii.

The RichardJudy MILLION-COPY Sunday Times Number One bestseller, now also a major motion picture starring Cameron Diaz and Alec Baldwin

What if Shakespeare was a woman? 1581. Emilia Bassano is allowed no voice of her own, but finds a way to bring her work to the stage secretly. Yet by paying a man for the use of his name, she will write her own out of history. His name? William Shakespeare. Now. Playwright Melina Green is determined to see one of her shows make the stage, but it appears a woman’s voice is still worth less than a man’s. Women have long been written out of history, but what if they held the pen all along? The literary powerhouse and repeat no. 1 bestseller takes on her most heartrending and headline grabbing story yet Jodi Picoult is the author of 29 novels, with 40 million copies sold worldwide. She has had 17 Sunday Times number one bestsellers. Five novels have been made into movies and Between The Lines (co-written with daughter Samantha van Leer) has been adapted as a musical. She is the recipient of multiple awards, including the New England Bookseller Award for Fiction, the Alex Award from the YA Library Services Association, and the NH Literary Award for Outstanding Literary Merit. She is also the co-librettist for the musicals BREATHE and THE BOOK THIEF, which debuted in the UK in 2022. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband. ‘Her best one yet. Jodi Picoult has combined her trademark research with an astonishing and heart-rending story, embedded in truth, and turned it into a gripping novel’ Jojo Moyes ‘Stunning. So interesting, clever, educational and moving. One of the best books I've read in recent times ’ Gillian McAllister, bestselling author of Wrong Place, Wrong Time

The Number 1 New York Times bestseller from the author of My Sister’s Keeper and Mad Honey'Her best one yet’ JOJO MOYES'A timeless classic’ CHRIS WHITAKER--Student playwright Melina Green finds that even in New York, her words will struggle to make the stage, when the power is held by men. Inspired by the life of her ancestor Emilia Bassano, a gifted and witty storyteller herself, Melina takes a lesson from history, and submits a play under a male pseudonym . . .As Melina discovers more of Emilia’s extraordinary life in Elizabethan England, she is determined to right the wrongs of the past – and finally tell her story.Two women – centuries apart – are both forced to hide behind another name.But can either make their voices heard?--'A likeable heroine and a fun, readable evocation of Elizabethan court life and theatre' The Times'Stunning. So interesting, clever, educational and moving. One of the best books I've read in recent times' GILLIAN McALLISTER'[An] inspiring work of feminist literature' ELLE'Had me absolutely captivated . . . I loved all the questions this novel raised about who gets to tell which stories and how complex that can become. Jodi Picoult is a genius' JENNIFER SAINT'Timely and affecting . . . Picoult’s many, many fans will pounce on her latest incisive, pot-stirring tale' BOOKLIST, Starred'You’ll fall in love with Emilia Bassano, the unforgettable heroine based on a real woman that Picoult brings vividly to life. Book clubs will embrace this rich, inspiring story' KRISTIN HANNAH'A blend of historical fiction and modern-day settings, the novel gives us timelines that intertwine and surprise. Picoult has done her research' HARPER'S BAZAAR'Picoult creates a richly detailed portrait of daily life in Elizabethan England, from sumptuous castles to seedy hovels. . . A vibrant tale of a remarkable woman' KIRKUSJodi Picoult, New York Times bestseller, April 2023Jodi Picoult's books have sold 40 million copies worldwide, BBC May 2024Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestseller, September 2024