Jodi Picoult

The RichardJudy MILLION-COPY Sunday Times Number One bestseller, now also a major motion picture starring Cameron Diaz and Alec Baldwin

What if Shakespeare was a woman? 1581. Emilia Bassano is allowed no voice of her own, but finds a way to bring her work to the stage secretly. Yet by paying a man for the use of his name, she will write her own out of history. His name? William Shakespeare. Now. Playwright Melina Green is determined to see one of her shows make the stage, but it appears a woman’s voice is still worth less than a man’s. Women have long been written out of history, but what if they held the pen all along? The literary powerhouse and repeat no. 1 bestseller takes on her most heartrending and headline grabbing story yet Jodi Picoult is the author of 29 novels, with 40 million copies sold worldwide. She has had 17 Sunday Times number one bestsellers. Five novels have been made into movies and Between The Lines (co-written with daughter Samantha van Leer) has been adapted as a musical. She is the recipient of multiple awards, including the New England Bookseller Award for Fiction, the Alex Award from the YA Library Services Association, and the NH Literary Award for Outstanding Literary Merit. She is also the co-librettist for the musicals BREATHE and THE BOOK THIEF, which debuted in the UK in 2022. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband. ‘Her best one yet. Jodi Picoult has combined her trademark research with an astonishing and heart-rending story, embedded in truth, and turned it into a gripping novel’ Jojo Moyes ‘Stunning. So interesting, clever, educational and moving. One of the best books I've read in recent times ’ Gillian McAllister, bestselling author of Wrong Place, Wrong Time

The Number 1 New York Times bestseller from the author of My Sister’s Keeper and Mad Honey'Her best one yet’ JOJO MOYES'A timeless classic’ CHRIS WHITAKER--Student playwright Melina Green finds that even in New York, her words will struggle to make the stage, when the power is held by men. Inspired by the life of her ancestor Emilia Bassano, a gifted and witty storyteller herself, Melina takes a lesson from history, and submits a play under a male pseudonym . . . As Melina discovers more of Emilia’s extraordinary life in Elizabethan England, she is determined to right the wrongs of the past – and finally tell her story. Two women – centuries apart – are both forced to hide behind another name. But can either make their voices heard?--'A likeable heroine and a fun, readable evocation of Elizabethan court life and theatre' The Times'Stunning. So interesting, clever, educational and moving. One of the best books I've read in recent times' GILLIAN McALLISTER'[An] inspiring work of feminist literature' ELLE'Had me absolutely captivated . . . I loved all the questions this novel raised about who gets to tell which stories and how complex that can become. Jodi Picoult is a genius' JENNIFER SAINT'Timely and affecting . . . Picoult’s many, many fans will pounce on her latest incisive, pot-stirring tale' BOOKLIST, Starred'You’ll fall in love with Emilia Bassano, the unforgettable heroine based on a real woman that Picoult brings vividly to life. Book clubs will embrace this rich, inspiring story' KRISTIN HANNAH'A blend of historical fiction and modern-day settings, the novel gives us timelines that intertwine and surprise. Picoult has done her research' HARPER'S BAZAAR'Picoult creates a richly detailed portrait of daily life in Elizabethan England, from sumptuous castles to seedy hovels. . . A vibrant tale of a remarkable woman' KIRKUSJodi Picoult, New York Times bestseller, April 2023Jodi Picoult's books have sold 40 million copies worldwide, BBC May 2024Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestseller, September 2024

From the New York Times bestselling co-author of Mad Honey comes an "inspiring" (Elle) novel about two women, centuries apart--one of whom is the real author of Shakespeare's plays--who are both forced to hide behind another name. "You'll fall in love with Emilia Bassano, the unforgettable heroine based on a real woman that Picoult brings vividly to life in her brilliantly researched new novel."--Kristin Hannah, author of The Women Young playwright Melina Green has just written a new work inspired by the life of her Elizabethan ancestor Emilia Bassano. But seeing it performed is unlikely, in a theater world where the playing field isn't level for women. As Melina wonders if she dares risk failure again, her best friend takes the decision out of her hands and submits the play to a festival under a male pseudonym. In 1581, young Emilia Bassano is a ward of English aristocrats. Her lessons on languages, history, and writing have endowed her with a sharp wit and a gift for storytelling, but like most women of her day, she is allowed no voice of her own. Forced to become a mistress to the Lord Chamberlain, who oversees all theatre productions in England, Emilia sees firsthand how the words of playwrights can move an audience. She begins to form a plan to secretly bring a play of her own to the stage--by paying an actor named William Shakespeare to front her work. Told in intertwining timelines, By Any Other Name, a sweeping tale of ambition, courage, and desire centers two women who are determined to create something beautiful despite the prejudices they face. Should a writer do whatever it takes to see her story live on . . . no matter the cost? This remarkable novel, rooted in primary historical sources, ensures the name Emilia Bassano will no longer be forgotten. This audiobook contains a bonus PDF with Shakespearean references, Sources and Resources, and an image from the book.

Young playwright Melina Green has just written a new work inspired by the life of her Elizabethan ancestor Emilia Bassano. But seeing it performed is unlikely, in a theater world where the playing field isn't level for women. As Melina wonders if she dares risk failure again, her best friend takes the decision out of her hands and submits the play to a festival under a male pseudonym. In 1581, young Emilia Bassano is a ward of English aristocrats. Her lessons on languages, history, and writing have endowed her with a sharp wit and a gift for storytelling, but like most women of her day, she is allowed no voice of her own. Forced to become a mistress to the Lord Chamberlain, who oversees all theatre productions in England, Emilia sees firsthand how the words of playwrights can move an audience. She begins to form a plan to secretly bring a play of her own to the stage-by paying an actor named William Shakespeare to front her work. Told in intertwining timelines, By Any Other Name, a sweeping tale of ambition, courage, and desire centers two women who are determined to create something beautiful despite the prejudices they face. Should a writer do whatever it takes to see her story live on . . . no matter the cost? This remarkable novel, rooted in primary historical sources, ensures the name Emilia Bassano will no longer be forgotten.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the co-author of Mad Honey comes an "inspiring" (Elle) novel about two women, centuries apart--one of whom is the real author of Shakespeare's plays--who are both forced to hide behind another name. "You'll fall in love with Emilia Bassano, the unforgettable heroine based on a real woman that Picoult brings vividly to life in her brilliantly researched new novel."--Kristin Hannah, author of The Women Young playwright Melina Green has just written a new work inspired by the life of her Elizabethan ancestor Emilia Bassano. But seeing it performed is unlikely, in a theater world where the playing field isn't level for women. As Melina wonders if she dares risk failure again, her best friend takes the decision out of her hands and submits the play to a festival under a male pseudonym. In 1581, young Emilia Bassano is a ward of English aristocrats. Her lessons on languages, history, and writing have endowed her with a sharp wit and a gift for storytelling, but like most women of her day, she is allowed no voice of her own. Forced to become a mistress to the Lord Chamberlain, who oversees all theatre productions in England, Emilia sees firsthand how the words of playwrights can move an audience. She begins to form a plan to secretly bring a play of her own to the stage--by paying an actor named William Shakespeare to front her work. Told in intertwining timelines, By Any Other Name, a sweeping tale of ambition, courage, and desire centers two women who are determined to create something beautiful despite the prejudices they face. Should a writer do whatever it takes to see her story live on . . . no matter the cost? This remarkable novel, rooted in primary historical sources, ensures the name Emilia Bassano will no longer be forgotten.

Bolshe desjati let Dzhenna Metkalf ne perestaet dumat o svoej materi Elis, kotoraja zagadochnym obrazom ischezla posle tragicheskogo proisshestvija, kogda devochke bylo vsego tri goda. Dzhenna otkazyvaetsja verit, chto mat mogla brosit ee, i vnimatelno perechityvaet starye dnevniki Elis v nadezhde razgadat ee tajnu. Otchajanno stremjas uznat pravdu, ona podkljuchaet k poiskam materi dvukh neznakomtsev: Sereniti Dzhons, ekstrasensa, i Verdzhila Stenkhoupa, potrepannogo zhiznju chastnogo detektiva, kotoryj kogda-to sluzhil v politsii i rassledoval delo Elis. Po mere togo kak nezadachlivaja troitsa nachinaet sobirat po kusochkam istoriju zhizni propavshej zhenschiny, vospominanija Dzhenny uvjazyvajutsja s opisannymi v dnevnikakh materi sobytijami, i v rezultate vskryvajutsja gorazdo bolee shokirujuschie podrobnosti, chem mozhno bylo predpolozhit.

K trinadtsati godam Anna perezhila mnozhestvo operatsij i meditsinskikh protsedur radi togo, chtoby ee sestra Kejt mogla borotsja s lejkemiej, mrachnoj tenju navisavshej nad devochkoj s malykh let. Anna, zachataja kak idealnyj donor kostnogo mozga dlja sestry, nikogda ne vozrazhala protiv otvedennoj ej roli... do nastojaschego momenta. Kak bolshinstvo podrostkov, ona nachinaet zadavatsja voprosom: kto ona takaja na samom dele? I vot Anna prinimaet reshenie, kotoroe raskolet ee semju i. verojatno, budet imet fatalnye posledstvija dlja ee ljubimoj sestry... Roman "Angel dlja sestry" stavit problemu tjazhelogo nravstvennogo vybora. Moralno li spasat odnogo rebenka za schet drugogo?

V malenkom gorodke v Nju-Gempshire zhivet, kazalos by, samaja obychnaja semja: papa, mama i dve docheri. No k neschastju, mladshaja doch, pjatiletnjaja Uillou, stradaet redkim geneticheskim zabolevaniem, i ljuboe neostorozhnoe dvizhenie mozhet privesti k perelomu. A potomu zhizn Shona i Sharlotty O'Kif sostoit iz bessonnykh nochej, rastuschikh schetov, unizitelnoj zhalosti drugikh roditelej i navjazchivykh myslej o tom, chto, esli... Chto, esli by Sharlotta znala o bolezni docheri do ee rozhdenija? Chto, esli by vse bylo inache? Chto, esli by ikh ljubimaja Uillou nikogda ne rodilas? I naskolko tsenna kazhdaja chelovecheskaja zhizn? I vot v muchitelnoj popytke svesti kontsy s kontsami, chtoby pokryt raskhody na lechenie docheri, Sharlotta reshaetsja na otchajannyj shag. Ona predjavljaet isk o nepravomernom rozhdenii svoemu vrachu, ne predupredivshemu ee zaranee, chto rebenok roditsja s tjazheloj invalidnostju. V sluchae udachnogo iskhoda dela denezhnye vyplaty smogut obespechit ukhod za Uillou do kontsa zhizni devochki. Pered Sharlottoj voznikaet slozhnaja moralno-eticheskaja problema, ved vrach, s kotorym ona reshaet suditsja, ee luchshaja podruga... "Obraschatsja s ostorozhnostju" - eto beruschij za dushu roman, v kotorom podnimaetsja problema tsennosti chelovecheskoj zhizni i togo, na chto my gotovy pojti, chtoby ee zaschitit.

MIDA OTSUSTAME OMA MINEVIKUST ENDAGA KAASA VOTTA NING MIDA PROOVIME TEADLIKULT UNUSTADA? Kui mesiniku Olivia McAfee poega Asherit süüdistatakse oma tüdruksõbra Lily tapmises, ei ole Olivia kindel, kas uskuda oma poja süütust või tõendeid, mis vihjavad kõik Asheri süüle. Olles lahkunud oma pojaga vägivaldse eksabikaasa juurest, soovis Olivia puhtalt lehelt alustada, kuid siis kohtus Asher Lilyga - kauni tütarlapsega, kelle minevikus peituvad piinavad saladused lõid Olivia plaani kildudeks. Kuivõrd võis Asher Lily surmaga seotud olla ning kui palju mõjutas lapsepõlves nähtud isa vägivaldsus tema kasvamist ja iseloomu? Jodi Picoult' ja Jennifer Finney Boylani teos "Hullutav mesi" on haarav lugu armastusest, lapsevanema ja lapse vahelisest suhtest ning saladustest, mida ka oma lähedaste eest peidetakse.

Dorogi, kotorye my vybiraem... Don, v proshlom aspirant-egiptolog, a nynche doula smerti, kotoraja pomogaet svoim klientam smiritsja s neizbezhnostju perekhoda v mir inoj, voleju sudeb okazyvaetsja v Egipte, gde pjatnadtsat let nazad rabotala na raskopkakh drevnikh grobnits i vstretila svoju pervuju ljubov. I sovsem kak v "Knige dvukh putej", drevneegipetskoj karte zagrobnogo mira, pered Don otkryvajutsja dva puti. Ona dolzhna reshit, chto dlja nee vazhnee: komfortnoe suschestvovanie s zabotlivym muzhem ili polnoe neopredelennosti vozvraschenie v proshloe, k ljubimoj rabote i pokinutomu vozljublennomu, kotorogo ona tak i ne smogla zabyt. Po mere razvitija sjuzheta vsplyvajut davno pokhoronennye sekrety i voznikajut novye voprosy. Chto takoe khorosho prozhitaja zhizn? Chto my ostavljaem posle sebja, pokidaja etu zemlju? Delaem li my vybor... ili sudba delaet vybor za nas? Perevodchik: Aleksandrova Olga

Ljuk Uorren posvjatil zhizn izucheniju volkov. On pisal o nikh, izuchal ikh privychki i povedenie i dazhe dva goda prozhil v volchej stae. Vo mnogikh smyslakh on razbiraetsja v povedenii volkov luchshe, chem v otnoshenijakh vnutri sobstvennoj semi. V kontse kontsov ego zhena ukhodit ot nego, a vosemnadtsatiletnij syn Edvard posle zhutkoj ssory s ottsom uezzhaet iz strany. No vse menjaetsja, kogda prikhodit izvestie, chto Ljuk tjazhelo postradal v avtomobilnoj avarii i ego zhizn visit na voloske. Edvard vozvraschaetsja domoj. Im s mladshej sestroj Karoj pridetsja vmeste reshat sudbu ottsa i otvetit na mnozhestvo voprosov. Kakie tajny khranili drug ot druga Edvard s sestroj? Kakie skrytye motivy pobuzhdajut ikh pozvolit ottsu umeret... ili popytatsja sokhranit emu zhizn? Chego by khotel sam Ljuk? Kak chleny semi mogut prinjat takoe reshenie pered litsom viny, ili gorja, ili togo i drugogo vmeste? I chto naibolee vazhno, naskolko oni zabyli neprelozhnoe pravilo volchej stai: vse ee chleny nuzhdajutsja drug v druge, a vyzhivanie poroj trebuet zhertv. "Odinokij volk" - eto nezabyvaemaja istorija o semejnykh tajnakh, ljubvi i rasstavanii. Roman izdaetsja v novom perevode.

Posle tragicheskogo proisshestvija, ostavivshego u nee glubokij shram ne tolko v dushe, no i na litse, Sejdzh stala storonitsja ljudej. Nochju ona vypekaet khleb, a dnem spit. Odnazhdy ona znakomitsja s Dzhozefom Veberom, pozhilym shkolnym uchitelem, i sblizhaetsja s nim, nesmotrja na raznitsu v vozraste. Sejdzh kazhetsja, chto zhizn nakonets-to dala ej shans na istselenie. Odnako vse menjaetsja v tot den, kogda Dzhozef doveritelno soobschaet o svoem proshlom. Okazyvaetsja, etot dobryj, vnimatelnyj i zastenchivyj chelovek byl ofitserom SS v Osventsime, uznitsej kotorogo v svoe vremja byla babushka Sejdzh, rasskazavshaja vnuchke o perezhitykh v kontslagere uzhasakh. I vot teper Dzhozef, mnogo let stradajuschij ot osoznanija viny v sovershennykh im zlodejanijakh, khochet umeret i prosit Sejdzh prostit ego ot imeni vsekh ubitykh v lagere evreev i pomoch emu ujti iz zhizni. No daet li proshloe pravo ubivat? Zakhvatyvajuschij rasskaz o granitse mezhdu spravedlivostju i miloserdiem ot vsemirno izvestnogo avtora Dzhodi Pikolt.

Schastlivaja zhizn Dzhun Nilon zakonchilas, kogda byli ubity ee ljubimye muzh i doch. I tolko rozhdenie Kler zastavljaet Dzhun vgljadyvatsja v buduschee. Teper ee zhizn sostoit iz ozhidanija: ozhidanija togo chasa, kogda ona zalechit svoi dushevnye rany, ozhidanija spravedlivosti, ozhidanija chuda. Dlja Sheja Borna zhizn ne gotovit bolshe nikakikh sjurprizov. Mir nichego emu ne dal, i emu samomu nechego predlozhit miru. No on obretaet poslednij shans na spasenie, i eto svjazano s Kler, odinnadtsatiletnej docherju Dzhun. Odnako Sheja i Kler razdeljaet more gorkikh sozhalenij, proshlye prestuplenija i gnev materi, poterjavshej rebenka. Otets Majkl - chelovek, proshlye postupki kotorogo zastavljajut ego posvjatit ostavshujusja zhizn Bogu. No, vstretivshis litsom k litsu s Sheem, on vynuzhden podvergnut somneniju vse to, chto znaet o religii, vse svoi predstavlenija o dobre i zle, o proschenii. I o sebe. V knige "Novoe serdtse" Dzhodi Pikolt vnov ocharovyvaet i pokorjaet chitatelej zakhvatyvajuschej istoriej ob iskuplenii viny, spravedlivosti i ljubvi.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "Alternatingly heart-pounding and heartbreaking. This collaboration between two best-selling authors seamlessly weaves together Olivia and Lily's journeys, creating a provocative exploration of the strength that love and acceptance require."--The Washington Post Look for Jodi Picoult's new novel, By Any Other Name, available now GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK - PEOPLE'S BOOK OF THE WEEK - A POPSUGAR BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR Olivia McAfee knows what it feels like to start over. Her picture-perfect life--living in Boston, married to a brilliant cardiothoracic surgeon, raising their beautiful son, Asher--was upended when her husband revealed a darker side. She never imagined that she would end up back in her sleepy New Hampshire hometown, living in the house she grew up in and taking over her father's beekeeping business. Lily Campanello is familiar with do-overs, too. When she and her mom relocate to Adams, New Hampshire, for her final year of high school, they both hope it will be a fresh start. And for just a short while, these new beginnings are exactly what Olivia and Lily need. Their paths cross when Asher falls for the new girl in school, and Lily can't help but fall for him, too. With Ash, she feels happy for the first time. Yet she wonders if she can trust him completely. . . . Then one day, Olivia receives a phone call: Lily is dead, and Asher is being questioned by the police. Olivia is adamant that her son is innocent. But she would be lying if she didn't acknowledge the flashes of his father's temper in Ash, and as the case against him unfolds, she realizes he's hidden more than he's shared with her. Mad Honey is a riveting novel of suspense, an unforgettable love story, and a moving and powerful exploration of the secrets we keep and the risks we take in order to become ourselves.

*THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*'Emotional and enlightening' WOMAN & HOME'The twist halfway through is a jaw-to-the-floor moment' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING'A perfect choice for your book clubs' PRIMAOlivia fled her abusive marriage to return to her hometown and take over the family beekeeping business when her son Asher was six. Now, impossibly, her baby is six feet tall and in his last year of high school, a kind, good-looking, popular ice hockey star with a tiny sprite of a new girlfriend. Lily also knows what it feels like to start over - when she and her mother relocated to New Hampshire it was all about a fresh start. She and Asher couldn't help falling for each other, and Lily feels happy for the first time. But can she trust him completely? Then Olivia gets a phone call - Lily is dead, and Asher is arrested on a charge of murder. As the case against him unfolds, she realises he has hidden more than he's shared with her. And Olivia knows firsthand that the secrets we keep reflect the past we want to leave behind - and that we rarely know the people we love well as we think we do.