- Taschenbuch: 432 Seiten
- Verlag: Harper Perennial (Mai 2000)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0688177743
- ISBN-13: 978-0688177744
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 20,6 x 13,7 x 2,5 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 4.7 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (26 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 1.047.454 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Picoult blends elements of psychology and spirituality into a mesmerizing morality play, where conventional notions of faith and honesty are put to the test by a seemingly impossible series of extraordinary events. After emotionally fragile Mariah White discovers her husband in an affair, she lapses into depression. Confused by both her mother's inertia and her parents' impending divorce, seven-year-old Faith White begins receiving mysterious visitations from a woman she refers to as her "guard." In addition to obsessing about her imaginary friend, the religiously unschooled Faith also begins spouting passages from the Bible and healing the seriously ill. Rousing herself from the brink of mental collapse, Mariah brings her daughter to see so-called experts, including a psychologist, a rabbi, and a priest. When the media jump on the bandwagon, Mariah and Faith are besieged by an alternately awe-struck and angry host of believers and nonbelievers. As her life spins out of control, Mariah must fight public opinion, the legal system, and her outraged ex-husband in order to retain custody of Faith. Margaret Flanagan
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A sweetly affirmative portrait of mother-daughter love that explores big questions while also providing a riveting narrative of a custody battle. Picoult (The Pact, 1998, etc.) sets her tale in a small New Hampshire town during the last months of 1999 and intelligently addresses, without ever becoming strident or hysterical, such charged topics as mental illness and the existence of God. When Mariah comes home early one afternoon with seven-year-old daughter Faith and surprises husband Colin in bed with another woman, her carefully constructed world threatens to fall apart. The last time Colin was unfaithful, Mariah became suicidally depressed and was hospitalized until shortly before Faith's birth; this time, after a speedy divorce, she tries to adjust to being on her own, but soon her daughter begins behaving oddly. Faith quotes scriptures she's never been taught, claims she is speaking to God, miraculously resurrects her grandmother Millie (declared dead after a heart attack), and cures a child with AIDS. As the faithful, the ailing, and the curious gather outside Faith and Mariahs house, stigmata appear on the girls wrists and various religious representatives question her credibility. Television personality Ian Fletcher, who makes a living debunking religion, arrives to do a feature. Distressed by the turmoil and media frenzy, Colin, now remarried, blames Mariah and sues for custody. Mariah, though distraught, finds herself attracted to Ian, who has his own secrets, but before true love and justice can be done, Faith nearly dies and Mariah goes to court, where she must defend herself, her past, and her daughter against an array of hostile witnesses and skeptics. Masterfully telling a story more usually found in the tabloids, Picoult offers a perfectly pitched take on the great mysteries of the heart. Her best yet. -- Copyright ©1999, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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Stigmata. Issues of beatification. Spirituality. None of these are topics that would lure me to a section of a bookstore, no less to the cash register. Nevertheless, this compelling story of a girl who sees something -- maybe God -- kept me up until 2AM, and then back up at 5AM to finish it before work. At its core, this is a book about a relationship between mothers and daughters. Faith sees God. Faith's mother loves her daughter. Faiths grandmother loves her daughter. These three well-drawn characters cope with the adversity of the judgement of others, the adoration of strangers, and the accusations of the alienated with full human dimension and fine insights. The additional dimension of the catholic church struggling with the vision of God as female, fringe and mainstream rabbis offering talmudic (and eccentric) thoughts, the medical providers dealing with the unexplainable medical events around faith, and an atheistic investigative reporter provide the perfect adversaries to read a moving story of mother love and all of the forms it takes. This book is a great read.
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It has been quite a while since a story has so captivated me as Keeping Faith has this past week. It is not a perfect book, there are some mistakes in terminology, however, the characterization and the plot more than make up for it. This is also a book with so many different levels, and it will not leave you after you read it. I have found myself contemplating the symbolism during the past couple of days, though I have already finished it.
Jodi Picoult is a new author for me. Amazon's recommendations kept suggesting that I read one of her books. I do not regret picking up this one. I definitely plan on reading the other ones.
If you are looking for a book that is plot-driven, but with depth of character and thought, you will like this book.
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The book is very well written, as the books by Jodi Picoult use to be. Faith, a seven year old child, is able to talk to the angels and even to God. For me, this topic goes too far. So I stopped reading after about the first part of the story.
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KeepingFaith
Sehr gut, konnte nicht das Buch aus der Hand legen, ein richtiger "page turner". Jodi Picoult versteht es, die Gefühle der Personen in Ihrem Buch weiter zu geben.
Veröffentlicht am 30. April 2010 von anneklop
Nice, but....
I can see why Picoult is appreciated as a writer. This book reads easily and the characters are well drawn. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 2. Dezember 2008 veröffentlicht
A Provocative Read
I haven't been so excited about a writer since I first read Anne Tyler 15 years ago. Keeping Faith is truly a page-turner. What interesting and well-defined characters. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 18. Juni 2000 von Karen H. Goodwin
Grabs your heart at the word go!
Once again, Jodi Picoult has written a masterpiece. One that not only keeps the reader enthralled but gets you thinking as well. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 14. Juni 2000 von Karen Bierman Hirsh
Makes you wonder
In 380-ish pages that seem to turn themselves, Jodi Picoult makes readers stop and think about several issues as simple as mother-daughter relationships and as complex as God. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 14. Juni 2000 von J. Green
Picoult is an amazing novelist!
Plain and simple...Jodi Picoult takes my breath away. With each book she writes, Jodi Picoult just keeps getting better. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 24. Mai 2000 von R. Witte
A FASCINATING NOVEL
Mariah White catches her husband with another woman (the second time during their marriage), her 7 year old daughter, Faith, witnesses the whole ugly scene. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 3. Mai 2000 von Nick G
Another great work by Jodi Picoult
A very intriguing and thought provoking story. Try otherstories from this author such as The Pact and Harvesting the Heart... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 14. April 2000 veröffentlicht
Jodi Picoult's best
Just great. If I just loved THE PACT, KEEPING FAITH has surprised me for its wonderful story and style. Jodi Picoult has done its best here, and I expect her to keep like that! Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 8. April 2000 von MARGARITA
Making a bigger container
In her book _Everyday Zen_, the author--Charlotte Joko Beck-made an interesting statement. When reality won't fit into the neat little box we've constructed, we must learn to make... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 19. Februar 2000 von Mike Johnson
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