Vanishing Acts Picoult, Jodi

Delia Hopkins has built a life she loves: a search-and-rescue business with her ex-turned-best-friend, a fiancé who adores her, a daughter she'd do anything for. Then her father is arrested for a crime committed twenty-eight years ago, and Delia's entire history unravels. What she thought she knew about her childhood, her mother's death, even her own identity — all of it was a lie. Picoult dissects the architecture of memory and the terrible choices parents make in the name of love. The courtroom drama is sharp, but the real devastation is quieter: watching Delia lose the past she thought was hers. This is Picoult at her best — morally complex, emotionally precise, impossible to put down. For fans of family secrets, legal thrillers with heart, and anyone who's ever wondered how well they really know the people they love.