A Spark of Light : THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

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Captivating exploration of life and death.

A Spark of Light could be a good read for someone who wants to delve into a controversial issue that involves life and death, with an added twist of the story being told in reverse. Jodi Picoult's powerful and thought-provoking writing style will leave you emotionally invested in the intertwining characters and their motives. It is a challenging read that raises important ethical questions about personal beliefs, values, and choices. A beautifully written ethical exploration that will leave you thinking long after finishing the book.

  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction (2018)
  • Lovelybooks Leserpreis Nominee for Romane (2020)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

A Spark of Light : THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

Regular price $9.92
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ISBN: 9781444788112
Authors: Jodi Picoult
Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks
Date of Publication: 2019-06-11
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary, Drama, Mystery/Crime/Thriller
Related Topics: Crime
Goodreads rating: 3.74
(rated by 141931 readers)

Description

The warm fall day starts like any other at the Center—a women’s reproductive health services clinic—its staff offering care to anyone who passes through its doors. Then, in late morning, a desperate and distraught gunman bursts in and opens fire, taking all inside hostage.After rushing to the scene, Hugh McElroy, a police hostage negotiator, sets up a perimeter and begins making a plan to communicate with the gunman. As his phone vibrates with incoming text messages he glances at it and, to his horror, finds out that his fifteen-year-old daughter, Wren, is inside the clinic.But Wren is not alone. She will share the next and tensest few hours of her young life with a cast of unforgettable characters: A nurse who calms her own panic in order save the life of a wounded woman. A doctor who does his work not in spite of his faith but because of it, and who will find that faith tested as never before. A pro-life protester disguised as a patient, who now stands in the cross hairs of the same rage she herself has felt. A young woman who has come to terminate her pregnancy. And the disturbed individual himself, vowing to be heard.Told in a daring and enthralling narrative structure that counts backward through the hours of the standoff, this is a story that traces its way back to what brought each of these very different individuals to the same place on this fateful day.Jodi Picoult—one of the most fearless writers of our time—tackles a complicated issue in this gripping and nuanced novel. How do we balance the rights of pregnant women with the rights of the unborn they carry? What does it mean to be a good parent? A Spark of Light will inspire debate, conversation . . . and, hopefully, understanding.
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Captivating exploration of life and death.

A Spark of Light could be a good read for someone who wants to delve into a controversial issue that involves life and death, with an added twist of the story being told in reverse. Jodi Picoult's powerful and thought-provoking writing style will leave you emotionally invested in the intertwining characters and their motives. It is a challenging read that raises important ethical questions about personal beliefs, values, and choices. A beautifully written ethical exploration that will leave you thinking long after finishing the book.

  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction (2018)
  • Lovelybooks Leserpreis Nominee for Romane (2020)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.