朱迪·皮考特第30部小说《Hollow Bones》空降《纽约时报》畅销榜冠军
美国畅销书作家朱迪·皮考特（Jodi Picoult）的第30部小说《Hollow Bones》9月15日出版后，首周即空降《纽约时报》虚构类畅销书榜冠军。据 Parade 10月3日报道，这部以“9·11”事件为背景的小说在读者平台 Goodreads 上已获得4.5分（满分5分），出版不到三周收获近3000条读者评价。
《Hollow Bones》的主人公是急救专家莫莉·菲茨杰拉德（Molly Fitzgerald）。2001年9月11日世贸中心遇袭时，她只有两个月大，母亲在袭击中丧生。这场悲剧让她对灾难和未知产生了挥之不去的恐惧，也塑造了她的职业选择。当莫莉与新婚丈夫杰西的生活被一场突如其来的变故打乱，两人自以为了解的一切在一夜之间改变。小说在两条时间线之间切换，讲述人们如何用谎言麻痹自己，以及人生中最糟糕的时刻如何塑造和定义一个人。
读者评价称这是一部“关于爱、家庭、母职、心理健康、悲剧，以及在生活看似不可能时寻找力量的情感充沛之作”，并称书中的巨大反转和作者后记“及时而关键”。
皮考特自1992年出版首部小说以来，几乎每年推出一部新作，作品多围绕家庭关系、司法体系和时事热点展开，以戏剧冲突和出人意料的反转著称。《Hollow Bones》延续了她一贯的写作风格，将个人命运与重大历史事件交织。
Jodi Picoult's 30th Novel 'Hollow Bones' Debuts at No. 1 on New York Times Bestseller List
American bestselling author Jodi Picoult's 30th novel, "Hollow Bones," released September 15, debuted at No. 1 on The New York Times fiction bestseller list in its first week, Parade reported on October 3. The novel, set against the September 11 attacks, has earned a 4.5-out-of-5-star rating on the reading platform Goodreads, with nearly 3,000 reader reviews in under three weeks since publication.
"Hollow Bones" follows emergency expert Molly Fitzgerald, whose mother died in the World Trade Center attacks on September 11, 2001, when Molly was only two months old. The tragedy left her with a debilitating fear of disasters and the unknown, shaping her career path. When Molly and her new husband Jesse are confronted with an unexpected upheaval, everything they thought they knew changes overnight. Oscillating between two timelines, the novel explores the lies people tell themselves and how their worst moments shape and define them.
Readers have called it an emotional and powerful story about love, family, motherhood, mental health and tragedy, praising its huge twist and the author's note as timely and critical.
Picoult has published roughly a novel a year since her 1992 debut, with works centered on family dynamics, the legal system and current events, known for dramatic tension and jaw-dropping twists. "Hollow Bones" continues that tradition, weaving personal fate together with major historical events.
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