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This reads as a complaint about being shaped by someone else’s idea of a good life. It points to the tension between care and control, and can be taken to mean that approval feels hollow when it depends on obedience. It lands in a family argument, or any moment when someone realizes support has come with strings attached.
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About Jodi Picoult
American writer
Jodi Picoult is an American writer. By 2026, she has published 30 novels and several short stories, and she has also written several issues of Wonder Woman. Her books have sold widely, with about 40 million copies in print worldwide and translations into 34 languages. She is also the recipient of the 2003 New England Bookseller Award for fiction. Her work appears in both long-form fiction and shorter pieces, and it has reached a broad international readership.
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Books by Jodi Picoult
My Sister's Keeper
2005
Nineteen Minutes
2007
Wish You Were Here
2021
The Tenth Circle
2006
Perfect Match
2003