The Pact
by:
Jodi Picoult (author)
For eighteen years the Harte's and the Gold's have lived next door to each other, sharing everything from Chinese food to chicken pox to carpool duty - they've grown so close it seems they have always been a part of each other's lives. Parents and children alike have been best friends, so it's no...
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For eighteen years the Harte's and the Gold's have lived next door to each other, sharing everything from Chinese food to chicken pox to carpool duty - they've grown so close it seems they have always been a part of each other's lives. Parents and children alike have been best friends, so it's no surprise that in high school Chris and Emily's friendship blossoms into something more. After all, they've been soul mates since they were born. So when midnight calls from the hospital come in, no one is prepared: Emily is dead at seventeen from a gunshot wound to the head, inflicted by Chris as part of an apparent suicide pact. He tells police the next bullet was meant for himself. A local detective has her doubts. And the Harte's and Gold's must face every parent's worst nightmare and question: do we ever really know our children at all?
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781741757996 (1741757991)
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Pages no: 451
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Adult Fiction,
Realistic Fiction,
Romance,
Adult,
Mystery,
Drama,
Contemporary,
Womens Fiction,
Chick Lit,
Fiction
I struggled on what rating to give this book, and after a bit of thinking and taking in everything I decided on the current rating. The writing was amazing and I loved the main character but it still felt lacking. It's supposed to be a drama and love story but it hardly had any drama in it. This...
The first Jodi book I read
The Pact: Can we ever really know our children at all? The Pact is a book you may already have heard of. I think it is Jodi Picoult’s second most successful book. Personally, I don’t know why. I mean Jodi Picoult is my favourite author, because the way she writes she is able to make you feel like if...
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