“He smiles at me, and I am suddenly seventeen again - the year I realize that love doesn't follow the rules, the year I understood that nothing is worth having so much as something unattainable”

American novelist of the late 20th and 21st centuries, Jodi Picoult is known for her emotionally layered legal thrillers that explore moral dilemmas and human complexity. Her work often weaves together multiple perspectives to examine justice, ethics, and the consequences of choices.