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Violence
Some
Some violence in the thriller escalation; rape accusations are the novel's central subject
Language
Barely any
Mild language in Picoult's literary thriller register
Sexual Content
Some
Adult content including the rape accusations and their aftermath; handled with restraint
Substance Use
Barely any
Some drinking among the teenagers
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The psychological weight of false accusation — and the impossibility of proving a negative — is the novel's most demanding and precisely observed subject
What this book is about
Jodi Picoult's novel follows Jack St. Bride, who was unjustly convicted of statutory rape and has served his sentence, who takes a job in Salem Falls, New Hampshire — only to be accused again by a group of teenage girls. Picoult writes both sides with her characteristic fairness; the parallels to Salem witch trials are explicit. The sexual content and its false accusation are handled with care. For adult readers.
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