'Picoult writes with a fine touch, a sharp eye for detail, and firm grasp of the delicacy and complexity of human relationships.' -<i>The Boston Globe</i><br><br>Wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for sexual assault on one of his students, Jack St Bride arrives in Salem Falls determined to rebuild his life. He takes a job washing dishes at Addie Peabody's diner and slowly starts to form a relationship with her in the quiet New England village . . . but the rest of the inhabitants remain suspicious of the stranger.<br><br>Just when Jack thinks he has outrun his past, a quartet of teenage girls with a secret turn his world upside-down once again, triggering a modern-day witch hunt in a town haunted by its own history.<br><br>Jodi Picoult has fifteen novels and three children to her credit, including her her bestselling books <i>The Pact</i>, <i>Nineteen Minutes</i> and <i>My Sister's Keeper</i>. Her next book, <i>Handle with Care</i>, will be published in 2009. Read more about Jodi on her website at www.jodipicoult.com.