Product Description

Assistant DA Nina Frost prosecutes child molesters, and in the course of her everyday work she endures the frustration of seeing too many criminals slip through the system and walk free. So when she realises that her son Nathaniel has been sexually abused - and is so traumatised that he has stopped speaking - she takes justice into her own hands.



Nina Frost may have killed the man who hurt her son, but has she destroyed her family in the process? And whatever happened to innocent until proven guilty?

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #93825 in Books
• Published on: 2006-08-10
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 416 pages

Amazon.co.uk Review
From the first few words of her latest novel, Jodi Picoult grips her reader so firmly it would be madness to struggle. And from then on, it’s such a roller-coaster ride that it’s as much as you can do to put it down before you’ve reached the very last word.

After years of dealing with abused children and their families and working her damnedest to bring the perpetrators to justice, assistant district attorney Nina Frost takes a while to recognise the signs of abuse in her only child. When five-year-old Nathanial stops speaking and finally, through sign language, identifies his abuser, Nina takes the law into her own hands. And so begins a fast and furious tale of twists and turns--just when you think you’ve got it covered, you move at right-angles and a new reality emerges.

Perfect Match delivers what Picoult fans would expect--intelligent, polished writing that feels so real and natural you might forget it’s fiction. Once again, she covers the familiar themes of love--here specifically parent and partner relationships--and what happens to ordinary people when the extraordinary turns their world upside-down. Her research is as impeccable as ever--Nina is believable as a DA and the court-room scenes feel like the real thing. The everyday details of modern family life are set against the life-shattering events that ordinary people come to believe they are immune from as Picoult explores the boundaries of decency, bravery and betrayal and the consequences of believing, if only for a split second, that you and your family deserve more.

A gripping read, but sadly unsatisfying--Picoult tries too hard to tie the threads and ends up losing hard-earned sympathy. ---Carey Green

Washington Post
'At the heart of PERFECT MATCH lie the true emotions of motherhood, with all the contradictions and intensity'

Review
'At the heart of PERFECT MATCH lie the true emotions of motherhood, with all the contradictions and intensity' (Washington Post )

'Picoult's novel… reminds us how easy it is to jump to conclusions and to do all the wrong things for all the right reasons.' (Glamour )

'PERFECT MATCH is the shocking, visceral tale of a lawyer who takes the law into her own hands ...'

Customer Reviews

A nother fantastic novel by Jodi Picoult!
I am a major fan of Jodi Picoult novels, and I am rapidly working my way through them. This one was certainly not a dissapointment!

The story follows a mother who finds out her son has been abused, so at some points the story is a little bit uncomfortable to read, but not over the top. As usual, there is a court case, which is incredibly gripping and reveals new twists on every page. The relationships between the various characters are all very believeable and honest. The book realy makes you feel for the characters and helps you to understand what they are going through. The author really knows what she is writing about.

A great story with a great ending.

Fantastically well written, gripping and full of twists, right up to the last page. Definitely highly recommended!

Another riveting Picoult read
This is a typical Jodie Picoult book, in that yet again she has the courage to tackle a very difficult subject; one which the majority of authors would shy away from. Jodie Picoult is not exactly the sort of author that one could say one 'enjoys' - but she is an author who makes you think. She tackles tricky subjects with a level of empathy that grips you from beginning to end, and makes you feel you are beginning to understand the emotions behind the actions.

This book tackles the subject of child abuse in a riveting way. It also tackles the idea of what you would do if it were your child who was assaulted. the main character, Nina, is a district Attorney whose job is to represent the abused in court. As such, she knows how slowly the wheel of justice grind, and how often injustice is the result. When her own child is the victim of the assault, she finds it hard to cope - particularly as his responsive is elective mutism. Both of them learn to communicate by American Sign Language - which leads to two grave misunderstandings when he finally tries to identfy his abuser.

She reacts 100% as a mother, with the support of her own legal knowledge, and the result is intriguing.

Some of the twists in the plot require you to suspend belief a little and some aspects of the plot are uncomfortable to read - especially if you are the mother of a young child; but it is, nonetheless, a worthwhile - book to read.

If you have been intrigued by her other books, add this one to your pile.

If you haven't read any of her books before, give it a go, if you feel you can cope with the subject matter.

Fantastic first read
This was my first read of this author and not sure of what I was expecting, I was really impressed. The story was really good with unexpected twists even though it took me a little while to grasp the author's style of writing as I found it hard to follow at first. Once I grasped this I thoroughly enjoyed the book and found it hard to put it down, eager to read the next chapter to find out what happens next. Not sure if I totally believe that Nina, one of the main characters, would have truly acted in the way written given her said profession but as a parent could understand where it was coming from. Have already purchased another book by this author and can't wait to start reading it!