House Rules

Rund gelesen und etwas abgegriffen. Der Schnitt ist durch Lagerung etwas fleckig geworden (siehe Foto)

Teenager Jacob Hunt is hopeless at reading social cues or expressing himself well to others, and like many kids with Asperger's syndrome, Jacob has a special focus on one subject - in his case, forensic analysis. He's always showing up at crime scenes and telling the cops what they need to do. Usually, he's right. But then one day his tutor is found dead, and the police come to question him. All the hallmark behaviors of Asperger's - not looking someone in the eye, stimulatory tics and twitches, flat affect - begin to look a lot like guilt, and suddenly Jacob finds himself accused of murder. Provocative and heartbreaking, Jodi Picoult's remarkable new page-turner prompts readers to consider what it means to be different in our society, how autism affects a family, and whether our legal system works well for people who communicate a certain way - or fails for those who don't.

k.A.