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What happens when you learn you are not who you thought you were? When the people you've loved and trusted suddenly change before your eyes? When getting your deepest wish means giving up what you've always taken for granted? Vanishing Acts explores how life -- as we know it -- might not turn out the way we imagined; how doing the right thing could mean doing the wrong thing; how the memory we thought had vanished could return as a threat.
New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult is widely acclaimed for her
ability to tap into the hearts and minds of real people. Now she explores what
happens when a young woman's past -- a past she didn't even know she had --
catches up to her just in time to threaten her future.
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 fiancé, and her
own search-and-rescue bloodhound, which she uses to find missing persons. But as
Delia plans her wedding, she is plagued by flashbacks of a life she can't
recall. And then a policeman knocks on her door, revealing a secret that changes
the world as she knows it.
In shock and confusion, Delia must sift through the truth -- even when it
jeopardizes her life and the lives of those she loves. What happens when you
learn you are not who you thought you were? When the people you've loved and
trusted suddenly change before your eyes? When getting your deepest wish means
giving up what you've always taken for granted? Vanishing Acts explores
how life -- as we know it -- might not turn out the way we imagined; how doing
the right thing could mean doing the wrong thing; how the memory we thought had
vanished could return as a threat. Once again, Jodi Picoult handles a difficult
and timely topic with understanding, insight, and compassion.
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