Vanishing Acts

Name: Vanishing Acts
ISBN: 9780743454551

Jodi Picoult

2005·418 pages

Literary Fiction Mystery

chick lit dual timeline family dynamics family secrets hidden past identity

“The compelling story weaves characters and plot so richly that it's impossible to take sides in the questions of what was justified and what wasn't.”
— Woman's Day

“A polished and riveting read.”
— Australian Women's Weekly

Picoult's richly layered and suspenseful novel explores the power of love and memory . . . what happens when the past we have been running from catches up to us. Delia Hopkins has led a charmed life. Raised in rural New Hampshire by her widowed father Andrew, she now has a young daughter, a handsome fiance, and her own Search and Rescue bloodhound which she uses to find missing persons. But as she plans her wedding, she is plagued by flashbacks of a life she can't recall. What are these memories and what do they mean? In shock and confusion, Delia must search out the truth among these newly discovered recollections even when they threaten to devastate her life, and the lives of those she loves most. With consummate skill and sensitivity, Jodi Picoult examines what happens when the past we have been running from catches up to us, and questions who we trust to tell us the story of our lives before we are capable of remembering it ourselves. Vanishing Acts is an impressive exploration of the very nature and power of memory.

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Vanishing Acts

Jodi Picoult

Year

2005

Pages

418

Literary Fiction Mystery Romance

Praise

“The compelling story weaves characters and plot so richly that it's impossible to take sides in the questions of what was justified and what wasn't.”
— Woman's Day