jodi picoult, bestselling author of my sister's keeper and the tenth circle, pens her most riveting book yet, with a startling and poignant story about the devastating aftermath of a small-town tragedy. 　　 　　sterling is an ordinary new hampshire town where nothing ever happens--until the day its complacency is shattered by an act of violence. josie cormier, the daughter of the judge sitting on the case, should be the state's best witness, but she can't remember what happened before her very own eyes--or can she? as the trial progresses, fault lines between the high school and the adult community begin to show--destroying the closest of friendships and families. nineteen minutes asks what it means to be different in our society, who has the right to judge someone else, and whether anyone is ever really who they seem to be. 　　作者简介： 　　jodi picoult received an a.b. in creative writing from princeton and a master's degree in education from harvard. the recipient of the 2003 new england book award for her entire body of work, she is the author'0f fourteen novels; including the tenth circle; vanishing acts; and my sister's keeper; for which she received the american library association;s margaret .alexander 'edwards award.recently, she penned several issues of wonder woman for dccomics. she lives in new hampshire with her husband and three children. visit her website at www.jodipicoult.com.