Nineteen Minutes

A Novel

Mass Market Paperback, 642 pages

English language

Published Oct. 29, 2013 by Pocket Books.

ISBN:
978-1-4767-2971-8
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OCLC Number:
825694601

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4 stars (2 reviews)

The bestselling author of My Sister’s Keeper and The Tenth Circle, Jodi Picoult pens her most riveting book yet, with a startling and poignant story about the devastating aftermath of a small-town tragedy.

Sterling is an ordinary New Hampshire town where nothing ever happens—until the day its complacency is shattered by an act of violence. Josie Cormier, the teenage daughter of the judge sitting on the case, should be the state’s best witness, but she can’t remember what happened before her very own eyes—or can she? As the trial progresses, fault lines between the high school and the adult community begin to show— destroying the closest of friendships and families.

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Review of 'Nineteen Minutes' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I was actually somewhat pleasantly surprised; the book was a lot better than I feared. The huge conflict of interest which appeared to be a factor turned out not to the. And I very much liked the ending! I liked the fact that the ending was not the standard “everything turns out the way you wanted it to”, but it ended more realistically. I would recommend to anyone who likes mysteries/legal(court) stories.

Subjects

  • School shootings
  • Fiction
  • Women judges
  • New Hampshire
  • Trials
  • Teenage boys
  • Small cities
  • Sibling rivalry