In an ingenious and richly atmospheric reworking of Arthur Miller's "The Crucible", the author of "Plain Truth" spins an intricate story of a teacher undone by a modern-day witch hunt in a town haunted by history's abiding indiscretions.
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In an ingenious and richly atmospheric reworking of Arthur Miller's "The Crucible", the author of "Plain Truth" spins an intricate story of a teacher undone by a modern-day witch hunt in a town haunted by history's abiding indiscretions.
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Fine. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in mint condition. Both the pages and the cover are completely intact, without zero sign of previous usage.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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New in new dust jacket. Signed by the Author. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 434 p. Audience: General/trade. Full Number Line 1 through 10 and Signed by the Author.
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Fair. This hardback book shows normal wear and tear. The edges of the pages have markings, spots, or stains. Shipped to you from Goodwill of the Valleys, Roanoke VA. Thank you for your support!
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Very good. A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.
Another fantastic read by jodi Picoult. A really good book to take on holiday as you won't want to put it down
nmua
Aug 2, 2008
Preposterous melodrama
Maybe it's the audio CD narrator alternating between sickly sweet mooniness, to out-of-place scorn, to stilted cardboard cut-out attempts at male voices, but I can't believe this is the effort of an award-winning writer. She apparently doesn't even know that "The reason is because" is improper English. The events in this story are so ridiculously improbable, she destroys her own credibility. The writing is at best, specious. At worst are lines like "throw away his freedom like an extra stick of gum", and sappy offerings such as "his name rolled around her mouth like a butterscotch candy" - I won't torture you by quoting descriptions of gratuitous teen (and adult) sex, or the occasional, oddly-placed crudeness. Hyperbole and melodrama reign supreme here.
reader4ever
Jul 29, 2008
Salem Falls is an awesome book! Jodi Picoult is a great story teller, and you get so engrossed with these characters in the story, that you can't put the book down until the very last page!
