The Resource A spark of light : a novel, Jodi Picoult, (electronic resource)
A spark of light : a novel, Jodi Picoult, (electronic resource)
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The item A spark of light : a novel, Jodi Picoult, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Western Pocono Community Library.
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- Summary
- The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Small Great Things returns with a powerful and provocative new novel about ordinary lives that intersect during a heart-stopping crisis. "Picoult at her fearless best...'imely, balanced and certain to inspire debate."'The Washington Post 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 to 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 crosshairs 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. One of the most fearless writers of our time, Jodi Picoult 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...'nd, hopefully, understanding. Advance praise for A Spark of Light "The author presents the white-knuckled narrative in a reverse-chronological order. The effect is mesmerizing, as Picoult establishes moments in the overarching event, before revealing how they came to be."'Houston Chronicle "Picoult delivers another riveting yarn...'n this carefully crafted, utterly gripping tale."'Booklist (starred review)
- Language
- eng
- Label
- A spark of light : a novel
- Title
- A spark of light
- Title remainder
- a novel
- Statement of responsibility
- Jodi Picoult
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Small Great Things returns with a powerful and provocative new novel about ordinary lives that intersect during a heart-stopping crisis. "Picoult at her fearless best...'imely, balanced and certain to inspire debate."'The Washington Post 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 to 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 crosshairs 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. One of the most fearless writers of our time, Jodi Picoult 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...'nd, hopefully, understanding. Advance praise for A Spark of Light "The author presents the white-knuckled narrative in a reverse-chronological order. The effect is mesmerizing, as Picoult establishes moments in the overarching event, before revealing how they came to be."'Houston Chronicle "Picoult delivers another riveting yarn...'n this carefully crafted, utterly gripping tale."'Booklist (starred review)
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- 1966-
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- Picoult, Jodi
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- A spark of light : a novel, Jodi Picoult, (electronic resource)
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- Extent
- 1 online resource.
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- online
- Governing access note
- Access restricted to subscribing institutions
- Isbn
- 9780345544995
- Isbn Type
- (electronic bk.)
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Publisher number
- EB00720829
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- not applicable
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- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Label
- A spark of light : a novel, Jodi Picoult, (electronic resource)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Color
- multicolored
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource.
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Access restricted to subscribing institutions
- Isbn
- 9780345544995
- Isbn Type
- (electronic bk.)
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Publisher number
- EB00720829
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
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