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Second Glance: A Novel (Hardcover)

by Jodi Picoult (Author)
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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.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Whoa! Where has THIS book been?, Jul 28 2004
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This review is from: Second Glance: A Novel (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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5.0 out of 5 stars Keeps you on your toes, Jun 14 2004
By Tracey Fox (Killeen, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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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.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Second Glance Review, Jun 10 2004
This review is from: Second Glance: A Novel (Paperback)
Being a huge fan of Jodi Picoult, I give this book 3/5 stars. It took me about 200 pages into it until it got fairly exciting. This was probably one of my least favorite of her books - alot of her books I will go back and read a second time, however this will not be one of them. It was still entertaining enough to want to finish it to see how it ended.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Love or unresolved grief?
Having read many of Jodi Picoult's books, I have to say that this book was a step outside the box for her. Read more
Published on May 26 2004 by Danielle Davis

5.0 out of 5 stars Extraordinary
"Second Glance" is one of those books that, although minimally intriguing and ultimately standard upon first inspection, is actually an extremely well constructed, well... Read more
Published on May 23 2004 by j.s.

3.0 out of 5 stars Second Glance...not quite.
This story was just barely above a snooze-fest for me. 3 stars is being generous. The main character was not very likeable and it was hard to identify with his perspective on life... Read more
Published on May 10 2004 by Pilar Spurgeon

3.0 out of 5 stars Ghost story or history lesson?
"Do we love across time? Or in spite of it?"

That's the theme that Jodi Picoult examines in SECOND GLANCE. Read more

Published on May 8 2004 by Lacey Savage

2.0 out of 5 stars Well crafted, but contrived.
Jodi's books have good plots, a twist, a nice legal battle and enough emotion thrown in to make for a great beach read. Read more
Published on May 7 2004

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
Jodi Picoult's research into the history of the eugenics movement in the United States made for very interesting reading. Read more
Published on April 26 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Haunting
Second Glance is an amazing novel, which careens across genre boundaries so energetically that it's difficult to describe (or design a cover for, judging by the results). Read more
Published on Nov 11 2003 by Stephen Dedman

5.0 out of 5 stars Intricate Wonder
This is the first book I have read by this author. I am so impressed. I had to put the book down several times during my reading. Not for want of interest. Read more
Published on Nov 7 2003 by Kimberly Carter

4.0 out of 5 stars A highly readable page turner.
Second Glance is my first novel by Jodi Picoult and based on her storytelling abilites, certainly will not be my last. Read more
Published on Oct 19 2003 by J. Fercho

5.0 out of 5 stars This book keeps you guessing!
This is not your typical mystery. With a first sentence like this:

"Ross Wakeman succeeded the first time he killed himself, but not the second or the... Read more

Published on Oct 13 2003 by Busy Mom

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