International Standard Book Number |
9781984818423 (ebook)
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International Standard Book Number |
9781984818416 (hardcover)
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International Standard Book Number |
1984818414 (hardcover)
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Dewey Decimal Classification Number |
813/.54 23
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Personal Name |
Picoult, Jodi, 1966- author.
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Title Statement |
Wish you were here : a novel / Jodi Picoult.
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Edition Statement |
First Edition.
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Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
Ã2021
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Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
New York : Ballantine Books, [2021]
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Physical Description |
321 pages ; 25 cm
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Content Type |
text txt rdacontent
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Media Type |
unmediated n rdamedia
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Carrier Type |
volume nc rdacarrier
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Summary, Etc. |
"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Small Great Things and The Book of Two Ways comes a deeply moving novel about the resilience of the human spirit in a moment of crisis. Diana O'Toole is perfectly on track. She will be married by thirty, done having kids by thirty-five, and move out to the New York City suburbs, all while climbing the professional ladder in the cutthroat art auction world. She's an associate specialist at Sotheby's now, but her boss has hinted at a promotion if she can close a deal with a high-profile client. She's not engaged just yet, but she knows her boyfriend, Finn, a surgical resident, is about to propose on their romantic getaway to the Galapagos--days before her thirtieth birthday. Right on time. But then a virus that felt worlds away has appeared in the city, and on the eve of their departure, Finn breaks the news: It's all hands on deck at the hospital. He has to stay behind. You should still go, he assures her, since it would be a shame for all of their nonrefundable trip to go to waste. And so, reluctantly, she goes. Almost immediately, Diana's dream vacation goes awry. Her luggage is lost, the Wi-Fi is nearly nonexistent, and the hotel they'd booked is shut down due to the pandemic. In fact, the whole island is now under quarantine, and she is stranded until the borders reopen. Completely isolated, she must venture beyond her comfort zone. Slowly, she carves out a connection with a local family when a teenager with a secret opens up to Diana, despite her father's suspicion of outsiders. In the Galapagos Islands, where Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection was formed, Diana finds herself examining her relationships, her choices, and herself-and wondering if when she goes home, she too will have evolved into someone completely different"-- Provided by publisher.
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Summary, Etc. |
Diana O'Toole has a plan: be married by thirty, done having kids by thirty-five, and move out to the New York City suburbs, all while climbing the professional ladder in the cutthroat art auction world. She's an associate specialist at Sotheby's now, but her boss has hinted at a promotion if she can close a deal with a high-profile client. She just knows her boyfriend, Finn, a surgical resident, is about to propose on their romantic getaway to the Galapagos. Then a virus that felt worlds away appears in the city, and Finn has to stay at the hospital. Since the trip is nonrefundable, Diana goes, reluctantly. Her luggage is lost, and the hotel they'd booked is shut down due to the pandemic. With the whole island under quarantine, she carves out a connection with a local family, and begins to examine her relationships, her choices, and herself. -- adapted from jacket
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Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Man-woman relationships. (OCoLC)fst01007080 fast
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Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Viruses Fiction.
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Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Man-woman relationships Fiction.
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Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Self-realization in women Fiction.
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Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
FICTION / Literary. bisacsh
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Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
FICTION / Sagas. bisacsh
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Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Viruses. (OCoLC)fst01167771 fast
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Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Art auctions. (OCoLC)fst00815465 fast
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Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
FICTION / Women. bisacsh
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Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Art auctions Fiction.
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Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
Galapagos Islands Fiction.
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Index Term-Genre/Form |
Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787 fast
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Index Term-Genre/Form |
Suspense fiction.
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Index Term-Genre/Form |
Thrillers (Fiction) lcgft
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Additional Physical Form Entry |
Online version: Picoult, Jodi. New York : Ballantine Group, 2021 Wish you were here (DLC) 2021027371 9781984818423
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