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We are delighted to welcome the highly acclaimed author Jodi Picoult, as she visits Norwich to talk about new and eagerly anticipated novel - House Rules.
Jodi Picoult is one of today's best-selling writers - book your tickets now for what promises to be a hugely popular event.
About the Book
Jacob was showing signs from the age of two that he was different. It took several years before the diagnosis of autism was made - and several more before Asperger's was confirmed.
Jacob's main obsession was with crime scene investigation methods. By his late teens he was immersed in the subject, and it wasn't long before he was first on the actual crime scene, irritating the police by trying to help with their cases.
So it was not surprising that 'guilty' was the first thought of the investigating cops, when Jacob was interviewed about the death of his social skills tutor. Nor was it surprising that in court his behaviour counted against him.The thing was, throughout the trial, his attorney and mother were trying so hard to protect him, they never gave him the chance to tell the story of the night Jess died ... Perhaps they feared he would tell the truth.
House Rules is a Picoult tour de force. The problems and joys of bringing up a boy with Asperger's become real, and the reader is taken, seemingly effortlessly, into a world of tantrums, colour-coding, special diets, the texture of clothing - of the horrors of shopping interrupted by screams, and the endless battles with authorities and schools. The emotional ride is total; exhausting, full of love, rewarding, destructive, forever ...
About the Author
Jodi Picoult received an A.B in creative writing from Princeton and a master's degree in education from Harvard. The recipient of the 2003 New England Book Award for her entire body of work, she is the author of 15 bestselling novels including Handle With Care, Nineteen Minutes and My Sister's Keeper, which was made into a massively successful feature film in 2009. She is married with three children and lives in New Hampshire, USA.