The Tenth Circle

A Novel

By: Jodi Picoult

Narrated by: Carol Monda

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.

What a web we weave when we try to deceive

This is the story of a loving family. But each member of the family was living a lie. Maybe just a small one, or parts of a event we’re true....
The lines between truth and fiction began to be melt together so we are unable to unravel the real story.
The fathers dark secret from the pastry have been buried when he started a new life, but they were very much still dictating who he was and his actions. His wife crossed the line between teacher and students so innocently she failed to realize the danger. And a 14 year old girl finding true love that she thought would be forever.
One lie leads to another. Some people are able to escape the carnage, while others become collateral damage after the realization that their lives were forever changed, and the bright future they hoped for was gone.
Just like hanging from a bridge and loosing your grasp one finger at a time.......

Carol Monda
I enjoyed the book. What I didn’t like was the way it ended. This story that was so rich in detail, twisted this way and that ended with a thud. Almost as if the writer got tired of the story and just wrapped it up in the last few pages. The End.

Have been a long time Jodi Picoult fan. And will continue to be one. This was just not make it to my top 10 list.

Carol Monda... great job as always.

Love Jodi's books

This wasn't what I expected, but enjoyed it nevertheless. She never fails o capture my attention and hold it to the end.

Great

This book was tragic, beautiful, and kept me wondering what would happen next. Highly recommend.

Thought provoking

I loved the story from page one. I didn't want to put the book down. The story was compelling and believable. It could just as easily be my story, or my neighbors....I’ll be thrilled to read more!

Not my favorite

I love Jodi Picoult, she is, and always will be my favorite author. That being said; this is not her best work. The story has substance and is well written with obvious research into the subject matters, per usual for this author. But it still felt lacking somehow. Like I was always missing some detail, or not getting all the information. I also felt the ending was lacking. Wish it would have gone on a little further.