A Spark of Light

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A Spark of Light
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First edition (US)
Author Jodi Picoult
LanguageEnglish
Genre Fiction
Publisher Ballantine Books (US)
Hodder & Stoughton (UK)
Allen & Unwin (CAN)
Publication date
October 2, 2018
Publication place United States
Pages400
ISBN 9780345545008
Preceded by Small Great Things  
Followed by The Book of Two Ways  

A Spark of Light is a 2018 contemporary novel by American writer Jodi Picoult. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] The plot of the book surrounds a shooting in a women's health clinic in Mississippi. A police negotiator bargains for the release of hostages including his teenage daughter. [7] [4] The book focuses on the father-daughter dynamic and the issue of abortion. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "BOOK REVIEW: A SPARK OF LIGHT BY JODI PICOULT". Kirkus Reviews . August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2021. Novels such as this extensively researched and passionate polemic are not necessarily art
  2. ↑ Barb Bretz (October 8, 2019). "October Book Review-'A Spark of Light' by Jodi Picoult". KPCW . Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  3. ↑ Tanabe, Karin (September 27, 2018). "A hostage crisis erupts at an abortion clinic in Jodi Picoult's 'A Spark of Light'". The Washington Post . Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  4. 1 2 Jocelyn Mcclurg (November 1, 2018). "Jodi Picoult's new novel: A deadly shooting at a Mississippi abortion clinic". USA Today . Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Review: A Spark of Light". Publishers Weekly . November 2, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  6. ↑ Daisy Buchanan (November 2, 2018). "A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult, review: A writer the world needs to be reading right now". The Independent . Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  7. 1 2 Jane Casey (November 3, 2018). "A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult review: hesitant exploration of shooting in clinic". The Irish Times . Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  8. ↑ Nellie Andreeva (2019). "Joey King To Star In 'A Spark Of Light' Limited Series Based On Jodi Picoult's Novel In Works At Sony TV". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  9. ↑ This Morning, CBS (October 3, 2018). "Jodi Picoult takes on the abortion debate in latest novel, 'A Spark of Light'". CBS . Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Jodie Picoult's A Spark of Light sparks debate". independent. November 5, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2022.


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