The Storyteller

Jodi Picoult

Feb 2013 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

An astonishing novel about redemption and forgiveness from the “amazingly talented writer” (HuffPost) and #1 New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult.

Some stories live forever...

Sage Singer is a baker. She works through the night, preparing the day’s breads and pastries, trying to escape a reality of loneliness, bad memories, and the shadow of her mother’s death. When Josef Weber, an elderly man in Sage’s grief support group, begins stopping by the bakery, they strike up an unlikely friendship. Despite their differences, they see in each other the hidden scars that others can’t.

Everything changes on the day that Josef confesses a long-buried and shame­ful secret and asks Sage for an extraordinary favor. If she says yes, she faces not only moral repercussions, but potentially legal ones as well. With the integrity of the closest friend she’s ever had clouded, Sage begins to question the assumptions and expectations she’s made about her life and her family. In this searingly honest novel, Jodi Picoult gracefully explores the lengths to which we will go in order to keep the past from dictating the future.

Ratings and reviews

For the most part, I'm always blown away by how quickly Jodi pulls a reader into the story with few exceptions, and I couldn't put this one down. I'm the type of reader to give up on a book at the first sign of irritation (the first time I read "Oh my" on another current author's tome made me give up on the series immediately). This book was incredibly well written, thoroughly researched, and had the surprising twist you expect in a Picoult novel. Worth the time I didn't have to read it!

This book was so good that the minute I finished it, I went back & read it a second time! This story is going down as one of my all time favs, up there with the likes of Gone With the Wind, The Thornbirds & Clan of the Cave Bear. I've yet to come across anything written by Ms. Picoult that I don't like, but this IS by far, my favorite. Kudos!

This was one of the most powerful books I have ever read. Jodi Picoult takes you to the train tracks then dares you not to watch the wreck! You can't and don't want to look away. You won't be able to put this down or put it out of your mind.

About the author

Jodi Picoult received an AB in creative writing from Princeton and a master’s degree in education from Harvard. The recipient of the 2003 New England Book Award for her entire body of work, she is the author of twenty-seven novels, including the #1 New York Times bestsellers House Rules, Handle With Care, Change of Heart, and My Sister’s Keeper, for which she received the American Library Association’s Margaret Alexander Edwards Award. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband and three children. Visit her website at JodiPicoult.com.