A Spark of Light
First edition (US)
AuthorJodi Picoult
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction
PublisherBallantine Books (US)
Hodder & Stoughton (UK)
Allen & Unwin (CAN)
Publication date
October 2, 2018
Pages400
ISBN9780345545008
Preceded bySmall Great Things 
Followed byThe Book of Two Ways 

A Spark of Light is a 2018 contemporary novel by American writer Jodi Picoult.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] The plot of the book surrounds a shooting in a women's health clinic in Mississippi. A police negotiator bargains for the release of hostages including his teenage daughter.[7][4] The book focuses on the father-daughter dynamic and the issue of abortion.[10]

References

  1. "BOOK REVIEW: A SPARK OF LIGHT BY JODI PICOULT". Kirkus Reviews. August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2021. Novels such as this extensively researched and passionate polemic are not necessarily art
  2. Barb Bretz (October 8, 2019). "October Book Review-'A Spark of Light' by Jodi Picoult". KPCW. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  3. Tanabe, Karin (September 27, 2018). "A hostage crisis erupts at an abortion clinic in Jodi Picoult's 'A Spark of Light'". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  4. 1 2 Jocelyn Mcclurg (November 1, 2018). "Jodi Picoult's new novel: A deadly shooting at a Mississippi abortion clinic". USA Today. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  5. "Review: A Spark of Light". Publishers Weekly. November 2, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  6. Daisy Buchanan (November 2, 2018). "A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult, review: A writer the world needs to be reading right now". The Independent. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  7. 1 2 Jane Casey (November 3, 2018). "A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult review: hesitant exploration of shooting in clinic". The Irish Times. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  8. Nellie Andreeva (2019). "Joey King To Star In 'A Spark Of Light' Limited Series Based On Jodi Picoult's Novel In Works At Sony TV". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  9. This Morning, CBS (October 3, 2018). "Jodi Picoult takes on the abortion debate in latest novel, 'A Spark of Light'". CBS. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  10. "Jodie Picoult's A Spark of Light sparks debate". independent. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 2022-04-28.


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