Jodi Picoult and the Anxious Parent
In the novels of Jodi Picoult, terrible things happen to children of middle-class parentage: they become terminally ill, or are maimed, gunned down, killed in accidents, molested, abducted, bullied, traumatized, stirred to violence. The assault on any individual family is typically mounted from angles multiple and unforeseen.
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The New York Times
Published: Jun 17, 2009
Length: 11 minutes (2,893 words)