Keeping Faith - A Novel

Zusatztext "Extraordinary . . . Faith's saga . . . leaves the reader virtually breathless . . . Picoult tells a great story." Informationen zum Autor JODI PICOULT  is the #1 New York Times  bestselling author of twenty-six novels. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the New England Bookseller Award for Fiction, the ALA’s Alex Award, the New Hampshire Literary Award for Outstanding Literary Merit, and the prestigious Sarah Josepha Hale Award in recognition of her distinguished body of written work. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband. They have three children. You can visit her website at  wwww.jodipicoult.com   Klappentext One of America's most powerful and thought-provoking novelists, New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult brilliantly examines belief, miracles, and the complex core of family. When the marriage of Mariah White and her cheating husband, Colin, turns ugly and disintegrates, their seven-year-old daughter, Faith, is there to witness it all. In the aftermath of a rapid divorce, Mariah falls into a deep depression—and suddenly Faith, a child with no religious background whatsoever, hears divine voices, starts reciting biblical passages, and develops stigmata. And when the miraculous healings begin, mother and daughter are thrust into the volatile center of controversy and into the heat of a custody battle—trapped in a mad media circus that threatens what little stability the family has left. Zusammenfassung “A triumph. This novel’s haunting strength will hold the reader until the very end and make Faith and her story impossible to forget.” — Richmond Times Dispatch “Extraordinary.” — Orlando Sentinel From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult ( Nineteen Minutes! Change of Heart! Handle with Care ) comes Keeping Faith : an “addictively readable” ( Entertainment Weekly ) novel that “makes you wonder about God. And that is a rare moment! indeed! in modern fiction” ( USA Today ). ...

Product details

• Authors: Jodi Picoult
• Publisher: William Morrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.02.2006
• EAN: 9780060878061
• ISBN: 978-0-06-087806-1
• No. of pages: 448
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Romantic suspense, Psychology, Religion: general, Philosophy of religion, Fiction: general and literary, Religion and beliefs, Religious and spiritual fiction, Relating to religious groups, Relating to Christian people and groups, Agnosticism and atheism, FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Women, FICTION: Family Life / General, FICTION: Romance / Contemporary, FICTION: Family Life / Marriage & Divorce, FICTION: Romance / Suspense, RELIGION: ATHEISM, FICTION: Religious, RELIGION: Philosophy, RELIGION: Faith, RELIGION: Psychology of Religion, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern and Contemporary romance