- Hardcover: 720 pages
- Publisher: Atria; Lrg edition (April 22 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0743462661
- ISBN-13: 978-0743462662
- Product Dimensions: 24.3 x 16.4 x 3.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 953 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (44 customer reviews)
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Ghosts and ghost hunters collide in this compelling tale of the paranormal set in Vermont's green mountains. When the patriarch of the Abenaki Indian tribe that was nearly eradicated by that state's eugenics project in the 1930s encounters Ross Wakeman, the miraculous survivor of several attempted suicides who wants nothing more than to be reunited with the woman he loved and lost, they set in motion a chain of events that will unravel an ancient murder and lead to a second chance at life and love for the victim's descendants. Picoult, author of Salem Falls, brings the past alive and peoples it with a cast of extraordinarily well-realized characters whose reach into the future touches the lives of a dying boy, a frightened girl, and their mothers--two women who've given up on love until the revenants stirred up by a plan to develop an ancient burial ground show them what they're missing. Second Glance is an intricate and suspenseful ghost story that enchants and illuminates all the way to its powerful conclusion. --Jane Adams
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It is August in Comtosook, Vt., yet suddenly the temperature fluctuates wildly, rose petals mysteriously fall like snow, patches of land are completely frozen and roiling garter snakes cover the ground. Suspense and the supernatural are artfully interwoven in this 10th novel by Picoult (Perfect Match, etc.), in which a man desperately seeks to join his fiancee in death, and a 1930s eugenics project comes back to haunt a small town in Vermont. Ever since his beloved Aimee was killed in a car accident, Ross Wakeman has deliberately put himself at risk, hoping to die. When nothing works, and a job with a paranormal investigator brings him no closer to Aimee, he moves in with his sister, Shelby, in Comtosook. As chance would have it, strange phenomena are plaguing the town, and Ross is drawn into an investigation of a piece of land that local Abenaki Indians claim is an old burial ground. In the process, he meets lovely Lia Beaumont, who has some mysterious connection to sinister goings-on 70 years before in Comtosook. Many more characters are essential to the elaborate, engrossing plot, including Spencer Pike, once a eugenics expert and now a tormented old man in a nursing home; Meredith Oliver, a genetic diagnostician with an uncanny resemblance to Lia Beaumont; and Ross's eight-year-old nephew, Ethan, who suffers from a condition that makes him allergic to sunlight. Picoult's ability to bring them all vividly to life is remarkable. Firmly rooting her otherworldly tale in everyday reality, she produces a spellbinding suspense novel offering insight into the human spirit and the depths of true love.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Keeps you on your toes,
By Tracey Fox (Killeen, TX United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Second Glance (Paperback)
This is a great book. The story grabbed me from the beginning, and I really enjoyed the way the author fleshes out each character. I do not agree with some of the comments that the structure of the story is too confusing or that the author jumps around too much. Just the opposite, I found that the way the story jumps from character to character was one of the things that kept me on my toes, and helped to tie the characters together throughout the book. This is the first book by Jodi Picoult I have read, but I will definitely be getting more.
4.0 out of 5 stars
second glance,
This review is from: Second Glance (Paperback)
For some reason it took me a few chapters to get into this book. I am a Big Jodi Picolt fan and got pleasantly surprised as the story kept my interest until the last page. Loved it, loved it.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Whoa! Where has THIS book been?,
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This review is from: Second Glance (Paperback)
I was blown away by this book--by its subject material. This is a marvelous story based on fact in the state of Vermont and the sterilazation laws that were passed. It is also the story of lost love and second chances. What I can't understand is why this isn't continually a bestseller. What a story! And the way it's told is riveting! Five stars are not enough.Also recommended: THE BARK OF THE DOGWOOD--harrowing, funny, and moving.
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