Angus & Robertson, 2003. Later Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Edges browned slightly. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Fiction; ISBN: 1865089788. ISBN/EAN: 9781865089782. Dewey Code: 813.54. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: RB16002. . 9781865089782

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In her most soulful and intimate novel to date, Jodi Picoult paints an indelible portrait of a family in anguish.'. . . so taut you may need to remind yourself to breathe.' - Sun-Herald'. . . packed with suspense and insight. If you enjoy reading Patricia Cornwell and Kathy Reichs, this is a novel which will absorb you.' – HighlifeWhat would push you to commit a crime? Assistant District Attorney 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 receives the awful news that her son Nathaniel has been sexually abused and is so traumatised that he is now mute she takes justice into her own hands as she enters the courtroom with a gun. She 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?In Perfect Match, Jodi Picoult again weaves a heart-wrenching story which explores the lengths to which a mother will go to protect her child. Part thriller, part courtroom drama and part family portrait, this disturbing novel paints an indelible portrait of a family torn apart, and the drama of its riveting courtroom conclusion maintains the suspense until the final verdict is handed down.

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Bookseller: Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: RB16002
Title: Perfect Match (A&R 2003)
Author: Jodi Picoult
Format/Binding: Softcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Later Edition
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 1865089788
ISBN 13: 9781865089782
Publisher: Angus & Robertson
Place of Publication: Crows Nest, Nsw, Australia
Date Published: 2003
Keywords: BZDB1 perfume, france, killer, scent, eighteenth century, olfactory, smell, disturbing, masterpiece, death Fiction; ISBN: 1865089788 EAN: 9781865089782 Jodi Picoult Perfect Match (A&R 2003)

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Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...