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House Rules
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Jodi Picoult
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Free shipping Australia wide Ships from UK supplier | Rating: | | | Format: | Paperback, 640 pages | | Published In: | United Kingdom, 25 November 2010 |
Jacob Hunt is a teenager: brilliant at maths, wicked sense of humour, extraordinarily organised, hopeless at reading social cues. And Jacob has Asperger's. He is locked in his own world - aware of the world outside, and wanting to make a connection. Jacob tries to be like everyone else, but doesn't know how. When his tutor is found dead, all the hallmark behaviours of Jacob's syndrome - not looking someone in the eye, odd movements, inappropriate actions - start looking a lot like guilt to the police. And Jacob's mother must ask herself the hardest question in the world: is her child capable of murder? |
About the AuthorJodi Picoult grew up in Nesconset, New York. She received an A.B. in creative writing from Princeton and a master's degree in education from Harvard. Her previous novels include Keeping Faith, The Pact, and Mercy. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband and three children. Reviews'A national favourite ... touching and emotive. The multi-perspectives challenge established views and the family dynamic is insightful. It's hard to work out the ending until you're on the last page and by then it's near impossible to shake the characters from your head.' -- Sunday Express 'The author ... is at her brilliant, gripping best ... It's impossible not to get immersed in this intricate and fascinating drama.' -- Cosmopolitan Book of the Month 'Brilliant. Absolutely gripping, insightful and very sad.' -- SHE Book of the Month 'Picoult's impressive ability to get inside her characters' heads is astounding. HOUSE RULES is utterly gripping' -- Stylist 'An addictive whodunnit and a touching insight into living with Asperger's' -- Woman 'A sensitive and hugely illuminating exploration of the condition (autism) and its impact on the families affected by it. As ever, the narrative unfolds at a cracking pace, with all the cliffhangers and twists and turns in the plot that Picoult's readers have come to expect. A great summer bonus for her vast legion of fans.' -- Daily Mail 'A captivating read' **** -- Heat 'Here's Why Jodi Rules: Part family drama and part whodunit, HOUSE RULES gives a fascinating glimpse into the world of someone with Asperger's ... This moving novel does a great job of highlighting the difficult but sometimes rewarding job done by parents of autistic kids. It avoids being patronising and presents Jacob's condition as a gift, as well as a disability ... Well worth a read' -- Sun Praise for Jodi Picoult -- : 'Jodi Picoult is not one to shy away from fictional controversy; in fact, the more tangled and messy a moral dilemma appears, the better she likes it. -- Daily Mail 'Impossible to put down and stayed in my mind long after I had finished' -- Observer 'Superb, many-stranded, and grimly topical' -- The Times 'Picoult has an uncanny knack of dreaming up moral dilemmas that you cannot ignore: you must know the resolution ... A challenging and clever read' -- Sunday Express 20080413
| Publisher: | Hodder Paperback | | ISBN: | 0340979070 |
| EAN: | 9780340979075 | | Dimensions: | 19.0 x 13.0 x 4.0 centimeters (0.43 kg) |
| Age Range: |
15+ years |
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