Jodi Picoult explores the fragile ground of ambivalent motherhood in this lush second novel New York Times Book Review A brilliant, moving examination of motherhood, brimming with detail and emotion Richmond Times-Dispatch Jodi Picoult's novels often focus on lives turned upside down by some terrible event, and it's her way with the small emotional detail that makes them so rewarding Marie Claire 'Picoult is at her best when she is writing about motherhood' New York Daily News
Jodi Picoult grew up in Nesconset, New York. She received an A.B. in creative writing from Princeton and a master's degree in education from Harvard. Her previous novels include Keeping Faith, The Pact, and Mercy. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband and three children.