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  The Jodi Picoult Collection #1

  Songs of the Humpback Whale

  Plain Truth

  Salem Falls

  New York London Toronto Sidney New Delhi

  Contents

  Songs of the Humpback Whale

  Plain Truth

  Salem Falls

  About Jodi Picoult

  Reader’s Companion

  About Emily Bestler Books

  About Atria Books

  Ask Atria

  PRAISE FOR JODI PICOULT

  “In her remarkable and vibrant first novel, Jodi Picoult displays near perfect pitch. Songs of the Humpback Whale is ingeniously structured and reminiscent of early Anne Tyler.”

  —Mary Morris

  “Charming and poignant, Picoult’s novel is even better after a second reading.”

  —Library Journal

  “As Picoult uses five voices to tell a complex tale of love, friendship, and a Faulknerian family history, her mastery of language strongly individuates her characters . . . This powerful and affecting novel demonstrates that there are as many truths to a story as there are people to tell it.”

  —Publishers Weekly

  “[My Sister’sKeeper] grabs the reader from the first page and never lets go. This is a beautiful, heartbreaking, controversial, and honest book.”

  —Booklist (starred review)

  “[Second Glance] is a fast-paced, densely layered exploration of love, the pull of family and the power of both to transcend time. Bottom line: Great ghost story.”

  —People (Critic’s Choice)

  “[I]t is impossible not to be held spellbound by the way she forces us to think, hard, about right and wrong.”

  —The Washington Post

  PRAISE FOR

  JODI PICOULT

  “Picoult is a pro at lively storytelling.”

  —The Boston Globe

  “Picoult spins fast-paced tales of family dysfunction, betrayal, and redemption . . . [her] depiction of these rites of contemporary adolescence is exceptional: unflinching, unjudgmental, utterly chilling.”

  —Washington Post

  “Ms. Picoult has carved her own niche with her novels—one part romance, one part courtroom thriller, two parts social commentary.”

  —Dallas Morning News

  PLAIN TRUTH

  “From the very start, Picoult draws readers in. . . . The research is convincing, the plotting taut, the scenes wonderfully vivid. . . . [An] absorbing, multidimensional portrait of an Amish clan.”

  —People

  “Appealing, suspenseful. . . . Reads like a cross between the Harrison Ford movie Witness and Scott Turow’s novel Presumed Innocent, with a dose of television’s The Practice thrown in to spice up the legal dilemmas.”

  —Arizona Republic

  “A magnificently painted backdrop and distinctive characters.”

  —Publishers Weekly

  “[Picoult’s] novels never disappoint the reader. Plain Truth is no exception. . . . The ending [is] extremely clever and delightfully surprising.”

  —Ann Hood, The Providence Sunday Journal

  THE TENTH CIRCLE

  “A chilling account of the contemporary world of teenagers. . . . [A] remarkable achievement and a great read.”

  —Rocky Mountain News

  “Another gripping, nuanced tale of a family in crisis from bestseller Picoult.”

  —People

  “Picoult’s writing finesse shines. . . . Coupled with its illustrated counterpart, [The Tenth Circle] becomes a treat for both the mind and the eye. . . . Picoult challenges the reader to draw parallels in his own life.”

  —Houston Chronicle

  VANISHING ACTS

  “Ms. Picoult is a solid, lively storyteller.”

  —The New York Times

  “Richly textured and engaging.”

  —The Boston Globe

  “The worlds Picoult creates for her characters resonate with authenticity, and the people who inhabit them are so engaging.”

  —People

  MY SISTER’S KEEPER

  “Picoult is known for writing fictional page-turners that address controversial issues, and her latest novel is no exception. . . . My Sister’s Keeper is a thrill to read.”

  —The Washington Post

  “This beautifully crafted novel will grab readers with its stunning topic.”

  —People

  “A fascinating character study framed by a complex, gripping story . . . Picoult’s novel grabs the reader from the first page and never lets go. This is a beautiful, heartbreaking, controversial, and honest book.”

  —Booklist (starred review)

  PRAISE FOR JODI PICOULT AND HER GRIPPING PAGE-TURNER

  SALEM FALLS

  “Picoult writes with a fine touch, a sharp eye for detail, and a firm grasp of the delicacy and complexity of human relationships.”

  —The Boston Globe

  “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

  “Genuinely suspenseful, remarkably original.”

  —Publishers Weekly

  “Salem Falls is one of those books you can’t put down. On every page there is a twist, a revelation, a surprise, a pay-off, placing it firmly in the category of page-turner.”

  —The Providence Journal

  “Right when the reader feels she has figured out all the mysteries and tied up the last loose string, Picoult leaves one final surprise for the last paragraph.”

  —BookPage

  PRAISE FOR

  THE TENTH CIRCLE

  “A chilling account of the contemporary world of teenagers. . . . [A] remarkable achievement and a great read.”

  —Rocky Mountain News

  “Another gripping, nuanced tale of a family in crisis from bestseller Picoult.”

  —People

  “Picoult’s writing finesse shines. . . . Coupled with its illustrated counterpart, [The Tenth Circle] becomes a treat for both the mind and the eye. . . . Picoult challenges the reader to draw parallels in his own life.”

  —Houston Chronicle

  “In her taut tale, Jodi Picoult deftly builds the suspense as the story moves from the aftermath of rape to more heartache. . . . [She] will make you guess until the end.”

  —Pittsburgh Post Gazette

  “Jodi Picoult’s books explore all the shades of gray in a world too often judged in black and white. She does it again in The Tenth Circle with a strong mix of metaphor and storytelling.”

  —St. Louis Post-Dispatch

  PRAISE FOR

  VANISHING ACTS

  “Ms. Picoult is a solid, lively storyteller.”

  —The New York Times

  “Richly textured and engaging. . . . Picoult is a pro at lively storytelling.”

  —The Boston Globe

  “The worlds Picoult creates for her characters resonate with authenticity, and the people who inhabit them are so engaging.”

  —People

  PRAISE FOR

  MY SISTER’S KEEPER

  “Picoult is known for writing fictional page-turners that address controversial