Jodi Picoult Books Reading Group. discussion

The warm fall day starts like any other at the Center—a women’s reproductive health services clinic—its staff offering care to anyone who passes through its doors. Then, in late morning, a desperate and distraught gunman bursts in and opens fire, taking all inside hostage.

After rushing to the scene, Hugh McElroy, a police hostage negotiator, sets up a perimeter and begins making a plan to communicate with the gunman. As his phone vibrates with incoming text messages he glances at it and, to his horror, finds out that his fifteen-year-old daughter, Wren, is inside the clinic.

But Wren is not alone. She will share the next and tensest few hours of her young life with a cast of unforgettable characters: A nurse who calms her own panic in order save the life of a wounded woman. A doctor who does his work not in spite of his faith but because of it, and who will find that faith tested as never before. A pro-life protester disguised as a patient, who now stands in the cross hairs of the same rage she herself has felt. A young woman who has come to terminate her pregnancy. And the disturbed individual himself, vowing to be heard.

Told in a daring and enthralling narrative structure that counts backward through the hours of the standoff, this is a story that traces its way back to what brought each of these very different individuals to the same place on this fateful day.

Jodi Picoult—one of the most fearless writers of our time—tackles a complicated issue in this gripping and nuanced novel. How do we balance the rights of pregnant women with the rights of the unborn they carry? What does it mean to be a good parent? A Spark of Light will inspire debate, conversation . . . and, hopefully, understanding.


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Hello All,

Sorry I have been so late on getting this post up. My personal life has been crazy lately, so I have not got much time to jump on goodreads. This is going to be a more laid back read a long since I did not have time to organize it and find people to be discussion leaders. Read the book at your own pace and leave your thoughts as you go along. Please leave the page number in your post just so there are no spoilers for people that haven't made it that far. I have started A Spark of Light and I have to admit this so far has been a hard read. I'm trying to come into this book with an open mind. I knew the topic beforehand, but I'm trying not to let my own opinion cloud my enjoyment of this book. I watched an interview with Picoult and she said she would explore both sides and she is doing a really good job so far. I will leave more of my thoughts as the discussion gets started, but feel free to leave spoilers in your comments just give a heads up on the page number.

I finished the book and I loved it; even though yhe narrative was different

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Jodi P is my favourite author.... I'm not loving this book though. only half way through. it's a bit disjointed?! anyone else reading or read this book?

I’m sorry not my favorite I did not enjoy the development of the topic it was too predictable

If your are looking for a great read while we wait fir Jodi’s next book ..
any thing by Kristin Hannah or the book
Where the Crawdags Sing
Amazing !!!!!!!

I'll have to investigate Kristin Hannah. thanks!

You won’t be disappointed :)