Nineteen Minutes
On sale
8th August 2023
Price: £9.99
‘COULDN’T PUT IT DOWN!’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Absolutely brilliant book, couldn’t put it down… You will not believe the end!’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Heartbreaking… From the moment I picked it up I couldn’t put it down. Every time I thought I had the answer I was completely wrong… Will stay in your heart forever… I was an emotional wreck throughout this whole story’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The international bestseller that will stay with you long after you have turned the final page from master storyteller Jodi Picoult.
After years of cruel bullying from his classmates, Peter Houghton snaps one morning, and in nineteen minutes, ten residents of the town of Sterling are dead. When the case goes to trial, the reeling town is determined to seek justice for the innocents Peter killed.
But as the trial unfolds, Peter’s testimony casts light on the terrible role the residents of Sterling have played in turning a sweet, loving boy into a killer. It isn’t long before Sterling’s illusions of innocence find themselves shattered forever…
Readers are gripped by Nineteen Minutes:
‘I sat up til after 1am reading the final chapters of this brilliant book. I just could not put it down. I had to know how it would end. Right up to the last few pages you still didn’t know who was telling the truth’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Wow. By the end, I felt so connected to these characters I didn’t want it to be over… So emotional and one that will make me think for a long, long time‘ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I knew from the first chapter that this book was going to blow my mind. And I was right… This was my first Jodi Picoult and DEFINITELY not my last’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Wonderful… Emotional and thoughtful… You really get into the minds of the character… Another one that made me cry. Picoult never disappoints!‘ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Incredible book! I was so engrossed in it and the ending… Oh my!… Fantastic story that touches the reader‘ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Amazing story from one of my favourite authors… It’s smart, intelligent and emotional story telling at its absolute best‘ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Once started, it was extremely difficult to put down… Breaks your heart and makes you think‘ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I haven’t been brought to tears in the final pages of a novel in a long time‘ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Fantastic read. A book that you won’t forget you read and one you will think of after reading’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Fabulous book!… you feel part of the story and unable to set it down!’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Incredibly thought-provoking’ The Sun
‘Absolutely brilliant book, couldn’t put it down… You will not believe the end!’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Heartbreaking… From the moment I picked it up I couldn’t put it down. Every time I thought I had the answer I was completely wrong… Will stay in your heart forever… I was an emotional wreck throughout this whole story’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The international bestseller that will stay with you long after you have turned the final page from master storyteller Jodi Picoult.
After years of cruel bullying from his classmates, Peter Houghton snaps one morning, and in nineteen minutes, ten residents of the town of Sterling are dead. When the case goes to trial, the reeling town is determined to seek justice for the innocents Peter killed.
But as the trial unfolds, Peter’s testimony casts light on the terrible role the residents of Sterling have played in turning a sweet, loving boy into a killer. It isn’t long before Sterling’s illusions of innocence find themselves shattered forever…
Readers are gripped by Nineteen Minutes:
‘I sat up til after 1am reading the final chapters of this brilliant book. I just could not put it down. I had to know how it would end. Right up to the last few pages you still didn’t know who was telling the truth’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Wow. By the end, I felt so connected to these characters I didn’t want it to be over… So emotional and one that will make me think for a long, long time‘ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I knew from the first chapter that this book was going to blow my mind. And I was right… This was my first Jodi Picoult and DEFINITELY not my last’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Wonderful… Emotional and thoughtful… You really get into the minds of the character… Another one that made me cry. Picoult never disappoints!‘ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Incredible book! I was so engrossed in it and the ending… Oh my!… Fantastic story that touches the reader‘ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Amazing story from one of my favourite authors… It’s smart, intelligent and emotional story telling at its absolute best‘ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Once started, it was extremely difficult to put down… Breaks your heart and makes you think‘ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I haven’t been brought to tears in the final pages of a novel in a long time‘ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Fantastic read. A book that you won’t forget you read and one you will think of after reading’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Fabulous book!… you feel part of the story and unable to set it down!’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Incredibly thought-provoking’ The Sun
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Reviews
Jodi Picoult is not one to shy away from fictional controversy; in fact, the more tangled and messy a moral dilemma appears, the better she likes it.
Picoult has been incredibly successful in dissecting the pain that family members go through when faced with sensitive and emotive issues
Picoult, once again, grabs a razor-sharp issue and uses her brilliantly intricate pen to expose all the shades of grey with PERFECTION.
Superb, many-stranded and grimly topical . . . Picoult binds together precarious alliances with sensitivity, giving depth to characters without losing pace. Inhabited by contradictory, flawed individuals, this intelligent novel draws suspense, moral complexity and a stunning final twist out of what initially seemed a monochrome situation
A horrifying, close to real-life read, this novel is incredibly thought-provoking
A gripping and chilling read, NINETEEN MINUTES is reminiscent of Arthur Miller's play The Crucible in the way it captures the claustrophobic atmosphere of small town America, where members of a community struggle to cope with their grief and shortcoming in a world they hardly recognize anymore
Slick, emotive and as readable as ever
Superb, many-stranded and grimly topical . . . Picoult binds together precarious alliances with sensitivity, giving depth to characters without losing pace. Inhabited by contradictory, flawed individuals, this intelligent novel draws suspense, moral complexity and a stunning final twist out of what initially seemed a monochrome situation
A horrifying, close to real-life read, this novel is incredibly thought-provoking
A gripping and chilling read, NINETEEN MINUTES is reminiscent of Arthur Miller's play The Crucible in the way it captures the claustrophobic atmosphere of small town America, where members of a community struggle to cope with their grief and shortcoming in a world they hardly recognize anymore
Slick, emotive and as readable as ever