Perfect Match [S0024]

2003 PB with minor wear. Picoult brings to life a female prosecutor whose cherished family is shattered when she learns that her five-year-old son has been sexually abused. What does it mean to be a good mother? How far would you go in the name of love -- and justice?

In the course of her everyday work, career-driven assistant district attorney Nina Frost prosecutes child molesters and works determinedly to ensure that a legal system with too many loopholes keeps these criminals behind bars. But when her own five-year-old son, Nathaniel, is traumatized by a sexual assault, Nina and her husband, Caleb, a quiet and methodical stone mason, are shattered, ripped apart by an enraging sense of helplessness in the face of a futile justice system that Nina knows all too well. In a heartbeat, Nina's absolute truths and convictions are turned upside down, and she hurtles toward a plan to exact her own justice for her son-no matter the consequence, whatever the sacrifice.

From Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "This was a gut-wrenching novel to read. Like many of Jodi Picoult's novels you will have an internal debate on whether justice through the court system is the best route. Though most of us would agree we should never take the law into our hands, we are also not blind to the injustices of our judicial system and corrections system. This powerful novel has twists and turns right up into the last couple pages. I was very engrossed in the plot. Be prepared, this is an emotionally powerful novel. You'll be entertained but you will have internal struggles of debate."; "Most of Picoult's novel are about extraordinary situations that seem like they've come straight from newspaper headlines, and this one is no different - the sexual abuse of a five-year-old boy by a person they trusted. Perfect Match is well-written, with multiple narrators so the reader feels like they get to observe all sides of the story. The characters are engaging, intricately flawed and realistic. I don't want to give any spoilers away, but the author raises some interesting questions in the novel regarding the issue of 'an eye for an eye' and just how far is too far to go when a parent is seeking protection and justice for their child."; "Perfect Match by Jodi Picoult is possibly my favorite novel by this author. I have read many, many offerings by her, however this one seems to me to be the most intelligent, most sensitive and furthermore has the most twists. I love the way that this writer leaves me guessing right up to the end, every time. It's never forced; it's just a sudden surprise. You will be stunned by the ending, but it will still come off as real. I loved it."