Audiobooks by Jodi Picoult

"Brought to you by Penguin. The #1 New York Times Bestseller What if the greatest writer of all time isn’t who we think he is? What if he isn’t even a he? Step back four hundred years and discover the female author who hid behind the mask of the man we know as William Shakespeare . . . In Elizabethan London, young Emilia Bassano is a ward of English aristocrats. Her education has endowed her with a sharp wit and a gift for storytelling, but still she is allowed no voice of her own. Forced to become a mistress to the Lord Chamberlain, who oversees the theatre, Emilia discovers the power of stories to beguile audiences. Secretly, she forms a plan to bring a play of her own to the stage - by paying an actor named William Shakespeare to front her work. In modern-day Manhattan, playwright Melina Green finds a woman's voice is still worth less than a man's. But, inspired by the life of her ancestor Emilia Bassano, Melina takes a lesson from history and submits a play under a male pseudonym . . . Moving between Elizabethan England and modern day Manhattan, By Any Other Name is a beautifully written, compelling novel that explores the theme of identity and the ways in which two women, centuries apart—one of whom might just be the real author of Shakespeare’s plays—are both forced to hide behind another name to make their voices heard. '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 'A timeless classic from one of our great storytellers' CHRIS WHITAKER '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 '[An] inspiring work of feminist literature' ELLE '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' KIRKUS ©2024 Jodi Picoult (P)2024 Penguin Audio"

Jodi Picoult (Author), Andrew Fallaize, Billie Fulford-Brown, Jayne Entwistle, Jodi Picoult, Joe Jameson, John Lee, Laura Benanti, Nicholas Guy Smith, Simon Vance, Steve West (Narrator)

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[French] - J'aimerais tant que tu sois là

"La vie de Diana est sur des rails : elle a le petit ami idéal et le job de ses rêves chez Sotheby's. À bientôt 30 ans, il ne lui manque plus que la bague au doigt, et elle est presque sûre que Finn va faire sa demande pendant leur escapade aux Galápagos. Mais, réquisitionné par l'hôpital où il fait son internat en ce début d'année 2020, il doit rester et insiste pour qu’elle profite de ce paradis sans lui. C'est donc à contrecœur qu'elle part… et rien ne se passe comme prévu : sans hôtel ni wifi, elle se retrouve coupée du monde et doit sortir de sa zone de confort. De rencontres en introspection, Diana pourrait bien réaliser que sa vie et son bonheur ne se sont pas là où elle le croyait. L'auteure de 'Mille petits riens' revient avec un roman qui donne littéralement une bouffée d'oxygène. 'Cette Américaine au succès XXL signe des romans hollywoodiens, au sens noble du terme, attrape son lecteur au collet par une intrigue haletante pour ne plus le lâcher, lui prodiguant rebondissements, émotions et personnages à foison.' Olivia de Lamberterie, America"

Jodi Picoult (Author), Clémentine Domptail (Narrator)

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[German] - Ich wünschte, du wärst hier

"Eine Reise auf die Galapagosinseln. Eine Welt, die aus den Fugen gerät. Und eine junge Frau, die vor ihrer größten Herausforderung steht. Die New Yorkerin Diana O'Toole überlässt nichts dem Schicksal - ganz besonders nicht ihre Zukunft. Bis ins kleinste Detail hat sie ihr Leben durchgeplant und der nächste große Schritt steht kurz bevor: Auf der gemeinsamen Reise zu den Galapagosinseln wird ihr Freund Finn ihr einen Antrag machen. Doch kurz vor der Abreise bricht in der Stadt ein Virus aus und Finn wird als Arzt in seinem Krankenhaus gebraucht. Widerstrebend bricht Diana allein auf und findet eine Insel im Ausnahmezustand. Inmitten dieser Situation, die niemand wirklich einschätzen kann, gerät Diana immer mehr an ihre Grenzen - all die Pläne, die sie so sorgfältig geschmiedet hat, haben plötzlich keinen Wert mehr. Doch wie schafft man es, in einer Welt, die sich von einem Tag auf den anderen verändert hat, dem eigenen Kompass zu vertrauen?"

Jodi Picoult (Author), Vaile Fuchs (Narrator)

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[Hebrew] - זמן לעזוב

"במשך יותר מעשור ג'נה מטקאף לא הפסיקה לחשוב על אמה, אליס, שנעלמה באופן מסתורי בעקבות תאונה טראגית. ג'נה מסרבת להאמין שננטשה ויוצאת למסע חיפוש אחר אמה בעודה קוראת בשקיקה את דפי היומן הישן שלה. למסע מתגייסים שני שותפים לא סבירים: בלש פרטי מתוסכל ומתַקשרת שעלתה לגדוּלה לאחר שאיתרה נעדרים, אך בהמשך החלה לפקפק בכישוריה. כשהשלושה פועלים יחד כדי לגלות מה עלה בגורלה של אליס, מתברר להם שכאשר שואלים שאלות קשות, צריך להתמודד עם תשובות קשות עוד יותר"

Jodi Picoult (Author), עדי חבין (Narrator)

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[Hebrew] - צעד גדול קטן

"רומן מרתק של ג'ודי פיקו, המתאר דילמה מוסרית שתגרום לכם לפקפק בעצמכם רות ג'פרסון היא אחות עם עשרים שנות ניסיון במחלקת יולדות בבית חולים בקונטיקט. במסגרת המשמרת שלה רות מבצעת בדיקה שגרתית בתינוק בן יומו, אך כעבור דקות ספורות מגלה שהטיפול בתינוק הזה נלקח ממנה. ההורים דוגלים בעליונות הגזע הלבן ואינם רוצים שרות האפרו־אמריקנית תיגע בבנם. בית החולים נעתר לבקשה. אלא שלמחרת התינוק נכנס לדום נשימה בחדר שרק רות נמצאת בו. האם היא תציית להוראה או תתערב? רות מהססת לפני ביצוע ההחייאה ועקב כך מואשמת בפשע חמור. סנגורית ציבורית לבנה מקבלת על עצמה את התיק אך מעלה גישה מפתיעה — לא להעלות את נושא הגזע בבית המשפט במסגרת קו ההגנה. בזמן שרות מנסה לשמור על חיים תקינים ככל האפשר, במיוחד למען בנה המתבגר, התיק הופך לסנסציה תקשורתית. ובעוד המשפט מתקדם, רות והסנגורית נאלצות להילחם זו על אמונה של זו ומגלות שכל מה שלמדו בחייהן על אחרים — ועל עצמן — עשוי להיות שגוי. ג'ודי פיקו כתבה עד כה עשרות רומנים שתורגמו ל־21 שפות ונמכרו ב־14 מיליון עותקים ברחבי העולם. בשנת 2003 היא זכתה בפרס 'ניו אינגלנד בוק' על מכלול יצירתה. 'דרמת־בית־משפט מותחת… בהינתן האקלים הפוליטי היא ממש נבואית ובעלת ערך… זוהי סופרת שמבינה את הדמויות שלה עד תום.' הניו יורק טיימס 'הרומן החשוב ביותר של פיקו עד כה… הוא מאתגר את הקוראים ומרחיב את השיח התרבותי על גזע ודעה קדומה.' וושינגטון פוסט"

Jodi Picoult (Author), עדי לב (Narrator)

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[German] - Der Funke des Lebens: Roman

"Zwei Töchter im Teenageralter, zwei alleinerziehende Väter, ein Showdown in einer Frauenklinik in Jackson, im Bundesstaat Mississippi: Ein militanter Abtreibungsgegner dringt in die Klinik ein, eröffnet das Feuer und nimmt Geiseln. Polizeiunterhändler Hugh McElroy soll den Geiselnehmer davon überzeugen, sich zu ergeben. Während der Verhandlung zeigt sich, dass sich McElroys eigene Tochter in der Klinik befindet. Das absolute No-go in der Polizeiarbeit. Im Lauf des nervenaufreibenden Gesprächs erkennen die beiden Männer, dass sie einiges gemeinsam haben: Beide sind alleinerziehende Väter. Und beide Töchter haben ein Anliegen, das sie in Lebensgefahr gebracht hat...'Picoults mutigstes Buch . . . Am Puls der Zeit, provokant und hoch spannend.' The Washington Post"

Jodi Picoult (Author), Beate Rysopp (Narrator)

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Mermaid

"There’s always more beneath the surface.Once, Hope Payne was a mermaid, performing at the local theme park and captivating audiences young and old.Today, she’s married to a pragmatic marine biologist who has filled the pool in their backyard with flounder for a special study. Before he begins, the fish vanish—echoing a loss Hope alone can understand. She senses there’s something underwater, something alive and hungry for more, but is she in too deep to ever resurface?New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult’s “Mermaid” is a spellbinding short story about the sacrifice it takes to swim again."

Jodi Picoult (Author), Laurie Veldheer (Narrator)

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[German] - Kleine große Schritte

"Als im Mercy-West Haven Hospital in Connecticut ein Neugeborenes nach einem Routineeingriff stirbt, scheint schnell klar zu sein, wer daran schuld ist: Ruth Jefferson, die dunkelhäutige Säuglingsschwester, der untersagt war, das Baby anzufassen. Und nicht nur Turk Bauer, der rassistische Vater des Kindes, hält Ruth für verantwortlich … Es folgt ein nervenaufreibendes Verfahren in dem Ruth zum Glück auf die Hilfe der engagierten Pflichtverteidigerin Kennedy McQuarrie zählen kann. Eine berührende Geschichte, die vor allem eines offenbart: den alltäglichen Rassismus, der in unserer modernen westlichen Welt noch lange nicht überwunden ist …"

Jodi Picoult (Author), Beate Rysopp, Frank Stiere, Svenja Pages (Narrator)

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Second Glance: A Novel

"This breathtaking novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult asks: Do we love across time, or in spite of it? “Sometimes I wonder....Can a ghost find you, if she wants to?” An intricate tale of love, haunting memories, and renewal, Second Glance begins in current-day Vermont, where an old man puts a piece of land up for sale and unintentionally raises protest from the local Abenaki Indian tribe, who insist it’s a burial ground. When odd, supernatural events plague the town of Comtosook, a ghost hunter is hired by the developer to help convince the residents that there’s nothing spiritual about the property. Enter Ross Wakeman, a suicidal drifter who has put himself in mortal danger time and again. He’s driven his car off a bridge into a lake. He’s been mugged in New York City and struck by lightning in a calm country field. Yet despite his best efforts, life clings to him and pulls him ever deeper into the empty existence he cannot bear since his fiancée’s death in a car crash eight years ago. Ross now lives only for the moment he might once again encounter the woman he loves. But in Comtosook, the only discovery Ross can lay claim to is that of Lia Beaumont, a skittish, mysterious woman who, like Ross, is on a search for something beyond the boundary separating life and death. Thus begins Jodi Picoult’s enthralling and ultimately astonishing story of love, fate, and a crime of passion. Hailed by critics as a “master” storyteller (The Washington Post), Picoult once again “pushes herself, and consequently the reader, to think about the unthinkable” (Denver Post). Second Glance, her eeriest and most engrossing work yet, delves into a virtually unknown chapter of American history—Vermont’s eugenics project of the 1920s and 30s—to provide a compelling study of the things that come back to haunt us—literally and figuratively. Do we love across time, or in spite of it?"

Jodi Picoult (Author), George Guidall (Narrator)

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My Sister's Keeper: A Novel

"New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult tells the story of a girl who decides to sue her parents for the rights to her own body in this riveting story that tackles a controversial subject with grace and explores what it means to be a good person. Jodi Picoult is widely acclaimed for her keen insights into the hearts and minds of real people. Now she tells the emotionally powerful story of a family torn apart by conflicting needs and a passionate love that triumphs over human weakness. Anna is not sick, but she might as well be. By age thirteen, she has undergone countless surgeries, transfusions, and shots so that her older sister, Kate, can somehow fight the leukemia that has plagued her since childhood. The product of preimplantation genetic diagnosis, Anna was conceived as a bone marrow match for Kate—a life and a role that she has never challenged...until now. Like most teenagers, Anna is beginning to question who she truly is. But unlike most teenagers, she has always been defined in terms of her sister—and so Anna makes a decision that for most would be unthinkable, a decision that will tear her family apart and have perhaps fatal consequences for the sister she loves. My Sister's Keeper examines what it means to be a good parent, a good sister, a good person. Is it morally correct to do whatever it takes to save a child's life, even if that means infringing upon the rights of another? Is it worth trying to discover who you really are, if that quest makes you like yourself less? Should you follow your own heart, or let others lead you? Once again, in My Sister's Keeper, Jodi Picoult tackles a controversial real-life subject with grace, wisdom, and sensitivity."

Jodi Picoult (Author), Andy Paris, Barbara Mcculloh, Carol Monda, Jennifer Ikeda, Julia Gibson, Richard Poe, Tom Stechschulte (Narrator)

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The Tenth Circle: A Novel

"From New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult, a powerful novel that explores the unbreakable bond between parent and child, and questions whether you can reinvent yourself in the course of a lifetime—or if your mistakes are carried forever. Fourteen-year-old Trixie Stone is in love for the first time. She's also a straight-A high school student, pretty and popular, and the light of her father's life... Comic book artist Daniel Stone would do anything to protect his daughter. But when a single act of violence shatters her innocence, seemingly mild-mannered Daniel's convictions are put to the test—while his own shockingly tumultuous past, hidden even from his family, comes to light. Now, everything Trixie's ever believed about her hero, her father, seems to be a lie as Daniel ventures to hell and back, seeking revenge. Will the price be the bond they share? Revealing an "exceptional, unflinching, and utterly chilling" (The Washington Post) portrait of today's youth culture, Jodi Picoult pulls readers inside a shattered family facing the toughest questions of morality and forgiveness."

Jodi Picoult (Author), Carol Monda (Narrator)

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Change of Heart: A Novel

"The beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author and "master of the craft of storytelling" (Associated Press) weaves a spellbinding tale of a mother's tragic loss and one man's chance at salvation. One moment June Nealon is happily looking forward to years of love and laughter with her family. The next, she is facing a future as empty as her heart as she waits for a miracle. For Shay Bourne, life has no more surprises, and he has nothing to offer the world. In a heartbeat, though, his life is changed by one last chance for redemption through June's young daughter, Claire. But between June and Shay lies an ocean of bitter regrets and a mother's rage. Would you give up revenge against someone you hate if it meant saving someone you love? Would you want your dreams to come true if it meant granting your enemy's dying wish? Soul-stirring and haunting, Change of Heart is "another ripped-from-the-zeitgeist winner" (Publishers Weekly) from Jodi Picoult."

Jodi Picoult (Author), Danielle Ferland, Jennifer Ikeda, Jim Frangione, Nicole Poole, Stafford Clark-Price (Narrator)

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