Vanishing Acts

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Picoult has become a master almost a clairvoyant at targeting hot issues and writing highly readable page-turners about them It is impossible not to be held spellbound by the way she forces us to think, hard, about right and wrong' The Washington Post 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 fianc , 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 a powerful exploration of the very nature and power of memory Once again, Jodi Picoult displays her remarkable insight i --> Genre: Literary Fiction Modern & contemporary