![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He begins a romantic relationship with Addie Peabody, the woman who operates the diner with her father, Roy. Without disclosing his past, he is hired as a dishwasher. Jack's mother refuses to believe his claims of innocence and abandons him.Īfter serving his sentence, Jack wants to have a fresh start, which he finds when he wanders into a diner in Salem Falls, New Hampshire. Following his lawyer's advice, he accepts a plea bargain for a lesser charge and is sentenced to eight months in prison. However, he is falsely accused of committing statutory rape with one of his students. Jack is a highly educated high school teacher at a private school for girls in New England. The novel explores what happens to a person when he is given a label and is not allowed to escape from it. Salem Falls (2001) is the eighth novel by the American author Jodi Picoult. ![]()
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