Salem Falls
A totally gripping page turner of small town secrets from the bestselling author of My Sister's Keeper
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5.0 • 2 Ratings
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'If I could give this book 10 stars, I would' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'This book had me at the edge of my seat the whole time and will hit readers with a gut punch (as it did to me) with the final sentence, making them gasp with shock' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The international bestselling novel of small town secrets from master storyteller Jodi Picoult.
Tall and handsome, Jack St. Bride has everything going for him, until a string of lies resulting from a student's crush leaves his reputation in tatters and forces him to leave his hometown.
Arriving in the town of Salem Falls, he is ready to seize the chance of a new life, until the malicious interest of a group of bored teenage girls drag him back into the same situation he was forced to flee from.
Jack knows he's innocent. But in a small town, even the best-hidden secrets have a way of coming to light...
Everyone is gripped by Salem Falls:
'Just the perfect amount of "oh my god"... One of her best court dramas. I genuinely wasn't sure which way it was gonna go until the last 40 pages. And the way it ends?!?!?! DAMN. Chills' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'This book is seriously so good' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Loved it. Jodi Picoult at her best' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Gripping - you'll be riveted by this multi-layered tale of small-town intrigue' Glamour
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Picoult's new novel (following the acclaimed Plain Truth) is a story about rape and reputation, loosely based on The Crucible. Jack St. Bride comes to Salem Falls, N.H., after his release from prison. The former teacher and soccer coach wants to start a new life following a wrongful conviction for statutory rape. Unfortunately, Salem Falls turns out to be the wrong place to do it. He has no trouble landing a job at the local diner and winning the trust of the diner's eccentric owner, Addie, but the rest of the town is suspicious. Things get dangerous when manipulative 17-year-old Gillian Duncan, whose father owns half the town, gets interested in Jack and tries to seduce him with Wiccan love spells. Then Gillian is assaulted in the woods, and Jack is accused of the crime. As the courtroom battle unfolds, many secrets are revealed, and Picoult's characters are forced to confront the difference between who people areand who they saythey are. The difference is considerable: despite the townspeople's aura of virtue, by the end of the book we're hard pressed to find any women who have never been raped or threatened, or any men who are really innocent of violence. While Picoult seems ambivalent about the power of Wiccan spells, she has no doubts about the power of sex and violence to change lives. Some of her characters, though, can be almost disturbingly forgiving. Genuinely suspenseful and at times remarkably original, this romance mystery morality play will gain Picoult new readers although her treatment of the aftermath of rape may also make her a few enemies.
