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Synopsis: The Storyteller
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Some stories live forever . . .
Sage Singer is a baker. She works through the night, preparing the day’s breads and pastries, trying to escape a reality of loneliness, bad memories, and the shadow of her mother’s death. When Josef Weber, an elderly man in Sage’s grief support group, begins stopping by the bakery, they strike up an unlikely friendship. Despite their differences, they see in each other the hidden scars that others can’t, and they become companions.
Everything changes on the day that Josef confesses a long-buried and shameful secret—one that nobody else in town would ever suspect—and asks Sage for an extraordinary favor. If she says yes, she faces not only moral repercussions, but potentially legal ones as well. With her own identity suddenly challenged, and the integrity of the closest friend she’s ever had clouded, Sage begins to question the assumptions and expectations she’s made about her life and her family. When does a moral choice become a moral imperative? And where does one draw the line between punishment and justice, forgiveness and mercy?
In this searingly honest novel, Jodi Picoult gracefully explores the lengths we will go in order to protect our families and to keep the past from dictating the future.
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The Storyteller Reviews
| 81 of 92 people found the following review helpful  Making you think from page 1 to the end, By This review is from: The Storyteller (Kindle Edition) This was the first book I read by this author, and I am amazed by the quality of her writing skills! She is a wonderful Author, and is not afraid to write about what she feels like writing. She approaches these questionable and controversial subjects with caution and correctly, and Picoult does it so well. I read this book surprisingly quickly which I feel that I need to go back and re-read it to get more detail from the book.The story is all about the deepest of secrets that were never told to anyone. This story goes deep into issues, and it gets in deep very fast. The plot really gets you into the book. The main topic of the book is can people be forgiven for extremely dark acts. The plot of the story has twists and turns, choices made, and a twist that will really get you further into the book. When reading the book i suggest putting yourself in Sage's place and think what you would have done differently or if you could have done it. Truly a great book, and I... Read more 54 of 61 people found the following review helpful  forgiveness and redemption; a Holocaust survivor, her descendant and those responsible, This review is from: The Storyteller (Hardcover) Picoult, once again, tackles difficult subject matter--the Holocaust, as seen from the perspective of a Holocaust survivor, her granddaughter and a former German SS guard. Those familiar with Picoult's work will find what they've come to expect in terms of the novel's structure: a narrative told from several points of view and a legal perspective. As always, Picoult did her research, and her historical accuracy is thorough. In "the Storyteller" Picoult examines the impact of the holocaust in present day society, as survivors left to tell their stories are now scarce and their relevance is lost on some. In an early scene, an unworldly blind date scoffs at the thought of "a war that happened 70 years ago" in a dismissive tone.Sage Singer, the granddaughter of a Holocaust survivor, spends her nights baking and her days quietly living out her life in a small New England town. Her grandmother never speaks of her time in Poland during WWII, and Sage herself... Read more 92 of 111 people found the following review helpful "Inside each of us is a monster; inside each of us is a saint.", Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: The Storyteller (Kindle Edition) Picoult has never flinched back from the most difficult of topics. Her books heads directly into controversy which are backed with meticulous scholarship. In "The Story Teller", Sage has been asked to forgive a recent friend for his past as a Nazi. And he wants her to kill him. Sage is Jewish, descended from victims of the camps. She lives quietly with her own secrets and with her scar which she considers disfiguring. She rarely lets people inside her mental walls.The story is narrated by Sage, by the secret Nazi, and by a mysterious girl living in the forest afraid of great evil. Sage's granmother finally consents to add her own narrative.As you would expect, the writing is accessible and flows evenly. The plot draws us in immediately. The conundrums are complex and insistent. As Picoult notes, "this could be you , too. You think, not I. But at any given moment, we are capable of doing what we least expect." Is this true? I wish I could swear that it is not... Read more |
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