Change of Heart
Picoult bangs out another ripped-from-the-zeitgeist winner, this time examining a condemned inmate`s desire to be an organ donor. Freelance carpenter Shay Bourne was sentenced to death for killing a little girl, Elizabeth Nealon, and her cop stepfather. Eleven years after the murders, Elizabeth`s sister, Claire, needs a heart transplant, and Shay volunteers, which complicates the state`s execution plans. Meanwhile, death row has been the scene of some odd events since Shay`s arrival — an AIDS victim goes into remission, an inmate`s pet bird dies and is brought back to life, wine flows from the water faucets. The author brings other compelling elements to an already complex plot line: the priest who serves as Shay`s spiritual adviser...
Издательство:
Simon & Schuster UK
Дата выхода: август 2011