Jack St. Bride was once a beloved teacher and soccer coach at a girls' private school - until a student's crush sparked a powder keg of accusation and robbed him of his career and reputation. Now, after a devastatingly public ordeal that left him with an eight-month jail sentence and no job, Jack resolves to pick up the pieces of his life. He takes a job washing dishes at Addie Peabody's diner and slowly starts to form a relationship with her in the quiet New England village of Salem Falls. But just when Jack thinks he has outrun his past, a quartet of teenage girls with a secret turn his world upside down once again, triggering a modern-day witch hunt in a town haunted by its own history ...
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.
Title: Salem Falls
Author: Jodi Picoult
ISBN: 9780340962787
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Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Publication Date: 2008-03-20
Number of Pages: 496
Weight: 0.3403 kg
Gripping - you'll be riveted by this multilayered tale of small-town intrigue Glamour A chilling tale of covens and corruption Cosmopolitan Picoult has been incredibly successful in dissecting the pain that family members go through when faced with sensitive and emotive issues Daily Express Picoult trades on gripping, emotive plots hinged upon gnarly ethical dilemmas ... Picoult's pitch and pace are masterly and hardly conducive to a good night's sleep. Financial Times