The Storyteller

An astonishing novel about redemption and forgiveness from the “amazingly talented writer” (HuffPost) and #1 New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult.

Some stories live forever...

Sage Singer is a baker. She works through the night, preparing the day’s breads and pastries, trying to escape a reality of loneliness, bad memories, and the shadow of her mother’s death. When Josef Weber, an elderly man in Sage’s grief support group, begins stopping by the bakery, they strike up an unlikely friendship. Despite their differences, they see in each other the hidden scars that others can’t.

Everything changes on the day that Josef confesses a long-buried and shame­ful secret and asks Sage for an extraordinary favor. If she says yes, she faces not only moral repercussions, but potentially legal ones as well. With the integrity of the closest friend she’s ever had clouded, Sage begins to question the assumptions and expectations she’s made about her life and her family. In this searingly honest novel, Jodi Picoult gracefully explores the lengths to which we will go in order to keep the past from dictating the future.

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Published Nov 5, 2013

480 pages

Average rating: 8.17

256 RATINGS

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Anonymous
May 12, 2025
10/10 stars
Heartbreaking and gut wrenching.... Ending was a little bizarre though...
BabbityRabbity
May 11, 2025
8/10 stars
This story was so emotional I really felt the pain and terror that this character went through.
Anonymous
May 04, 2025
8/10 stars
Not like her other books that were good but formulaic. This one was thought provoking and rich with characters.
Kristi Gio
Apr 27, 2025
8/10 stars
Kept my intrest.
wardbunch
Mar 26, 2025
4/10 stars
Can't get into this one. Usually like Picoult's choice of topics, but not this one.

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