Short description
Hot on the heels of her Richard & Judy smash-hit MY SISTER'S KEEPER, Jodi Picoult's latest drama tells the compelling story of an ordinary little girl with an extraordinary gift, who finds herself at the centre of a huge media controversy.
Long description
For the second time in her marriage, Mariah White catches her husband with another woman, and Faith, their seven-year-old daughter, witnesses every painful minute. In the aftermath of a sudden divorce, Mariah struggles with depression and Faith begins to confide in an imaginary friend. At first, Mariah dismisses these exchanges as a child's imagination. But when Faith starts reciting passages from the Bible, develops stigmata, and begins to perform miraculous healings, Mariah wonders if her daughter - a girl with no religious background - might indeed be seeing God. As word spreads and controversy heightens, Mariah and Faith are besieged by believers and disbelievers alike, caught in a media circus that threatens what little stability they have left. What are you willing to believe? Is Faith a prophet or a troubled little girl? Is Mariah a good mother facing an impossible crisis - or a charlatan using her daughter to reclaim the attention her unfaithful husband withheld?
Review
* 'The novelist displays an almost uncanny ability to enter the skins of her troubled young protagonists' - New York Times on THE PACT * 'Gripping - you'll be riveted by this multilayered tale of small-town intrigue.' - Glamour on SALEM FALLS * 'This beautifully crafted novel will grab readers with its stunning topic' - People on MY SISTER'S KEEPER * 'Addictively readable, raising valid questions about religion without getting maudlin. For a novel, that in itself is a miracle' - Entertainment Weekly * 'Picoult offers a perfectly pitched take on the great mysteries of the heart' - Kirkus Reviews