Jodi Picoult
Kindle Edition | Pages: 352 pages Rating: 3.7 | 82699 Users | 9966 Reviews
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| Original Title: | A Spark of Light ASIN B07B73H2BX |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction (2018) |
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The warm fall day starts like any other at the Center—a women’s reproductive health services clinic—its staff offering care to anyone who passes through its doors. Then, in late morning, a desperate and distraught gunman bursts in and opens fire, taking all inside hostage. After rushing to the scene, Hugh McElroy, a police hostage negotiator, sets up a perimeter and begins making a plan to communicate with the gunman. As his phone vibrates with incoming text messages he glances at it and, to his horror, finds out that his fifteen-year-old daughter, Wren, is inside the clinic. But Wren is not alone. She will share the next and tensest few hours of her young life with a cast of unforgettable characters: A nurse who calms her own panic in order save the life of a wounded woman. A doctor who does his work not in spite of his faith but because of it, and who will find that faith tested as never before. A pro-life protester disguised as a patient, who now stands in the cross hairs of the same rage she herself has felt. A young woman who has come to terminate her pregnancy. And the disturbed individual himself, vowing to be heard. Told in a daring and enthralling narrative structure that counts backward through the hours of the standoff, this is a story that traces its way back to what brought each of these very different individuals to the same place on this fateful day. Jodi Picoult—one of the most fearless writers of our time—tackles a complicated issue in this gripping and nuanced novel. How do we balance the rights of pregnant women with the rights of the unborn they carry? What does it mean to be a good parent? A Spark of Light will inspire debate, conversation . . . and, hopefully, understanding.Describe Appertaining To Books A Spark of Light
| Title | : | A Spark of Light |
| Author | : | Jodi Picoult |
| Book Format | : | Kindle Edition |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 352 pages |
| Published | : | October 2nd 2018 by Ballantine Books |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Contemporary |
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Ratings: 3.7 From 82699 Users | 9966 ReviewsJudgment Appertaining To Books A Spark of Light
Where to start with this review? To start, A Spark of Light wasn't what I was expecting. I've read several other books by Jodi Picoult and they've all been full of tension and suspence that kept me glued to the pages. The beginning of this one was just that, an explosive, heart-stopping moment that immediately grabbed my attention. Unfortunately, for me, the main body of the book slowed considerably and was more about abortion than the hostage situation. Hugh McElroy, the hostage negotiator,Its been years since Ive read Picoult. Its been so long that I cant recall which of her books I did read. This one begins at an abortion/womens health clinic during a hostage crisis. Told in reverse chronological order, the story examines the abortion issue from both sides by presenting characters who wind up in a hostage situation for a multitude of reasons. Some are there to terminate or to prevent a pregnancy. Some are there to perform the procedure or to assist in other ways. Others are
5+ stars! Eye-opening. Informative. Emotional. Raw. Intense. Heart-wrenching.Jodi Picoult has been one of my favourite authors for years. Ive read all of her books. Its hard not to place high expectations on a consistently amazing author - there is always that worry about whether their latest novel will be as good as the others. This book certainly met and exceeded my hopes and expectations for the journey it would take me on. It has easily earned a spot on my Favourites list.This story revolves
I am so happy I can't even speak. I received this ARC in the mail!
Oh my god you guys, I actually read this book months ago and Im still thinking about it today. As soon as I received a copy I dropped everything and started it and it totally blew me away. It has her trademark hard hitting subject matter and deeply moving storyline and she rips her storylines straight from the headlines like no ones else does. If you read one book I recommended this year I urge you to make it this one, I feel like we can all learn something profound from this book.The structure
My reviews can also be seen at: https://deesradreadsandreviews.wordpr... As soon as I see that a new Jodi Picoult book is going to be released, I can't wait to read it. But as much as I wanted to drag out this novel and make it last, I couldnt stop reading. I had to find out how it all beganand how it all came together in the end. This novel is written in a way I wasnt sure I would like. But I actually really enjoyed how the story was told. The book begins at five pm and moves backward in time
I love Jodi Picoult so much!! Her books always seep into my soul .... The question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be. Will we be extremists for hate or for love? -Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King JR
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