The release date for the English version of 'Second Glance' by
Jodi Picoult is Mar 2004. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
In response to strange, paranormal happenings in the village of Comtosook, the developer employs a ghost hunter to assist in persuading the locals that the property is not spiritual in nature. A complex story about love, eerie recollections, and rebirth. Below the reading guide is an interview about the book.
"Sometimes I wonder....Can a ghost find you, if she wants to?"
Second Glance is a complex story about love, eerie memories, and rejuvenation. It starts in modern-day Vermont when an elderly man accidentally causes the Abenaki Indian tribe, who live nearby, to object to his sale of a plot of land because they believe it is a burial place. In response to strange, paranormal happenings in the village of Comtosook, the developer employs a ghost hunter to assist in persuading the locals that the property is not spiritual in nature.
Let me introduce Ross Wakeman, a suicidal vagabond who has repeatedly endangered his life. His vehicle plunged over a bridge and into a lake. He's been hit by lightning in a peaceful rural area and mugged in New York City. But no matter how hard he tries, life keeps grabbing hold of him and drawing him further and deeper into the meaningless life he has been unable to endure since his fiancée died in a car accident eight years ago. These days, Ross lives solely for the possibility that he may see the lady he loves again. However, Ross can only take credit for Lia Beaumont's discovery in Comtosook. She is a cautious and enigmatic lady who, like Ross, is searching for something that lies beyond the line between life and death. This marks the start of Jodi Picoult's captivating and ultimately breathtaking tale of love, destiny, and a passionate murder.
Prpraised as a "master" storyteller by reviewers (Washington Post), Picoult once again "pushes herself, and consequently the reader, to think about the unthinkable" (Denver Post). Second Glance is her most frightening and captivating book to date. It explores a largely unexplored period of American history, Vermont's eugenics experiment in the 1920s and 1930s, and offers a fascinating look at the things that haunt us, both physically and metaphorically. Do we love with time or against it?