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PublisherWashington Square Press

ISBN-100743418735

ISBN-139780743418737

eBay Product ID (ePID)2306764

Product Key Features

Book TitlePerfect Match : a Novel

Number of Pages384 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2003

TopicContemporary Women, Family Life, Legal, Crime

FeaturesReprint

GenreFiction

AuthorJodi Picoult

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight10.7 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.3 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Reviews"A powerful read. . . . Jodi Picoult again tackles difficult moral and ethical questions." --Denver Post, USA Today Picoult's characters are so compelling that the reader hopes this won't be the last time we meet., "Picoult's characters are so compelling that the reader hopes this won't be the last time we meet." --USA Today, USA TodayPicoult's characters are so compelling that the reader hopes this won't be the last time we meet.

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal813/.54

Edition DescriptionReprint

SynopsisWhat does it mean to be a good mother?How far would you go in the name of love -- and justice?Perfect MatchIn the course of her everyday work, career-driven assistant district attorney Nina Frost prosecutes child molesters and works determinedly to ensure that a legal system with too many loopholes keeps these criminals behind bars. But when her own five-year-old son, Nathaniel, is traumatized by a sexual assault, Nina and her husband, Caleb, a quiet and methodical stone mason, are shattered, ripped apart by an enraging sense of helplessness in the face of a futile justice system that Nina knows all too well. In a heartbeat, Nina's absolute truths and convictions are turned upside down, and she hurtles toward a plan to exact her own justice for her son -- no matter the consequence, whatever the sacrifice., Picoult brings to life a female prosecutor whose cherished family is shattered when she learns that her five-year-old son has been sexually abused. What does it mean to be a good mother? How far would you go in the name of love -- and justice? In the course of her everyday work, career-driven assistant district attorney Nina Frost prosecutes child molesters and works determinedly to ensure that a legal system with too many loopholes keeps these criminals behind bars. But when her own five-year-old son, Nathaniel, is traumatized by a sexual assault, Nina and her husband, Caleb, a quiet and methodical stone mason, are shattered, ripped apart by an enraging sense of helplessness in the face of a futile justice system that Nina knows all too well. In a heartbeat, Nina's absolute truths and convictions are turned upside down, and she hurtles toward a plan to exact her own justice for her son -- no matter the consequence, whatever the sacrifice., Picoult brings to life a female prosecutor whose cherished family is shattered when she learns that her five-year-old son has been sexually abused. What does it mean to be a good mother? How far would you go in the name of love--and justice? In the course of her everyday work, career-driven assistant district attorney Nina Frost prosecutes child molesters and works determinedly to ensure that a legal system with too many loopholes keeps these criminals behind bars. But when her own five-year-old son, Nathaniel, is traumatized by a sexual assault, Nina and her husband, Caleb, a quiet and methodical stone mason, are shattered, ripped apart by an enraging sense of helplessness in the face of a futile justice system that Nina knows all too well. In a heartbeat, Nina's absolute truths and convictions are turned upside down, and she hurtles toward a plan to exact her own justice for her son--no matter the consequence, whatever the sacrifice.

LC Classification NumberPS3566.I372