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 childs 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. 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 get attention?
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 THE TENTH CIRCLE, THE PACT, and MERCY. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband and three children.
Title: Keeping Faith
Author: Jodi Picoult
ISBN: 9780340960554
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Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Publication Date: 2008-03-20
Number of Pages: 480
Weight: 0.3403 kg
Slick and pacey ... If you like a brisk read with a soft centre, this is the novel for you The Sunday Times An emotional and powerful book Woman's Weekly Picoult fans will not be disappointed. There is the usual compulsive writing, the insight into family and colourful characterisation ... a pleasure to pick up, and impossible to put down Daily Express 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