“Delia Hopkins has led a charmed life. Raised in rural New Hampshire by her widowed father, Andrew, she now has a young daughter, a handsome fiance, and her own search-and-rescue bloodhound, which she uses to find missing persons. But as Delia plans her wedding, she is plagued by flashbacks of a life she can’t recall. And then a policeman knocks on her door, revealing a secret that changes the … world as she knows it.” “In shock and confusion, Delia must sift through the truth – even when it jeopardizes her life and the lives of those she loves. What happens when you learn you are not who you thought you were? When the people you’ve loved and trusted suddenly change before your eyes? When getting your deepest wish means giving up what you’ve always taken for granted? Vanishing Acts explores how life – as we know it – might not turn out the way we imagined; how doing the right thing could mean doing the wrong thing; how the memory we thought had vanished could return as a threat.”–BOOK JACKET.
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I love Jodi Picoult’s punning titles and I loved the way this novel began with the protagonist, Delia, six years old, being part of her father’s magic act: “The first time I disappeared I was six years old,” she says in the memorable opening line.
Delia Hopkins lives in New Hampshire with her widowed father Andrew, daughter Sophie and bloodhound …
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I think I was recovering from being away from home for so long that I just didn’t even think to pick up my book. I am over that now. 🙂
This was an interesting read. I wasn’t as put off by this one as I was with the last one I read by her (Change of Heart). The subject matter was touchy for me though, being a child of an alcoholic …
I have loved everything I have ever read by Jodi Picolt. Great writer!
Love anything by Jodi Picoult!
Lots of twists and very detailed.
I must get more involved and more enthusiastic about a book that I read than one that I listen to, so I confess this review might be different if the situation was different. I had never read a Jodi Picoult book, and I had watched one movie made based upon one of her books. There were parts of this book I did not like and did not enjoy and that …
This was an excellent book I love Jodi Picoult and all her books-excellent reading
Another amazing book by Jodi Picoult. If you haven’t read her books I highly recommend you give her a try. There is always a twist and the books are always unpredictable.
I have read everything Jodi has written.
Not Jodi’s best
Jodi Picoult runs hot and cold. This is one of her good ones!
I think she is a great author . I follow her and I have never been disappointed.
Highly engaging, thought-provoking, touching, and entertaining read!