Short description
A novel from the author of My Sister's Keeper and Vanishing Acts .
Long description
Sterling is a small, ordinary New Hampshire town where nothing ever happens -- until a student enters the local high school with an arsenal of guns and starts shooting, changing the lives of everyone inside and out. The daughter of the judge sitting on the case is the state's best witness -- but she can't remember what happened in front of her own eyes. Or can she? >
Review
'Jodi Picoult is not one to shy away from fictional controversy; in fact, the more tangled and messy a moral dilemma appears, the better she likes it. -- Daily Mail 'Picoult has been incredibly successful in dissecting the pain that family members go through when faced with sensitive and emotive issues' -- Daily Express 'Picoult, once again, grabs a razor-sharp issue and uses her brilliantly intricate pen to expose all the shades of grey with PERFECTION.' -- Cosmopolitan 'This is powerful writing ... Set against a fascinating legal backdrop, providing twists and turns at every stage, Nineteen Minutes is an utterly compelling novel: Picoult at her very best' -- Waterstone's Magazine 'impossible to put down and stayed in my mind long after I had finished' -- Observer 'Slick, emotive and as readable as ever.' -- Daily Mail 'Her unique ability to take a life-changing incident and explore it from all angles with empathy is fast becoming her trademark. It makes this an intriguing and moving read.' -- TheLondonPaper 'This gripping, sensitive book looks at the aftermath; the effect on Peter himself, his mother, his victims, the girl he was in love with, and the shock for the small-town community. INTENSELY POWERFUL.' -- Easy Living 'Superb, many-stranded and grimly topical ... Picoult binds together precarious alliances with sensitivity, giving depth to characters without losing pace. Inhabited by contradictory, flawed individuals, this intelligent novel draws suspense, moral complexity and a stunning final twist out of what initially seemed a monochrome situation' -- The Times