Jodi Picoult Press Reviews
She has delivered a tough yet compassionate read that is guaranteed to spark debate - Irish Independent
A timely, powerful and emotive novel - Sunday Mirror
A second after I read the last page I turned back to the start and read the whole thing again... I loved everything about it: the structure, the characters, the prose... all wonderful. -- Clare Mackintosh A book that will no doubt inspire debate. Jodi has done a marvellous job of writing a novel fraught with tension and difficult situations. Her writing shows that she has done an incredible amount of research... It is a hard hitting novel and difficult topics have been handed incredibly well. - Books and Lovely Things
A special, important and powerful read. Jodi Picoult doesn't play safe - she examines, and pokes and brutally honestly tells us how it really is, and she always stays professional. - On My Bookshelf
Full of topical issues, this is a great book club read - Prima
Jodi Picoult's novels are always thought-provoking and her new one, A Spark of Light, addresses abortion rights. - Good Housekeeping
Picoult's novels are meticulously researched and she never shies away from controversial material. Told in reverse chronological order, each character's story draws the reader in - Women and Home
...this emotionally charged and thought-provoking drama cements Picoult's status as one of the most fearless novelists writing today. A Spark of Light is not only topical, unflinching and utterly compelling, it's also an important read. - Heat
With an intricate backward-weaving structure, a host of compelling voices and her captivating tone, this is a very special novel about a very difficult subject - Grazia
Expertly written... This topical novel presents both sides of the ever-present abortion debate in the form of a harrowing, thought-provoking story that will stay with you long after you've turned the last page - The Book Bag
It is hard to exaggerate how well Picoult writes - Financial Times
A writer the world needs to be reading right now - The Independent
An urgent, shocking and human story. -- Daisy Buchanan An apposite and nuanced novel... Picoult writes about an emotive, controversial issue with unflinching precision - Red
About Jodi Picoult
Jodi Picoult was our Guest Editor in January 2014 - click here - to see the books that inspired her writing.
Jodi Picoult is the author of twenty-one internationally bestselling novels, including My Sister's Keeper, House Rules and The Storyteller, and has also co-written two YA books with her daughter Samantha van Leer, Between the Lines and Off the Page. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband and three children.
Author Photograph © Deborah Feingold
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