Leaving Time
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Jodi Picoult
The #1 New York Times and national bestseller, Jodi Picoult delivers the gripping story of a daughter searching for her missing mother. Alice Metcalf was a devoted mother, loving wife and accomplished scientist who studied grief among elephants. Yet it's been a decade since she disappeared under mysterious circumstances, leaving behind her small daughter, husband, and the animals to which she devoted her life. All signs point to abandonment . . . or worse. Still Jenna—now 13 years old and truly orphaned by a father maddened by grief—steadfastly refuses to believe in her mother's desertion. So she decides to approach the 2 people who might still be able to help her find Alice: a disgraced psychic named Serenity Jones, and Virgil Stanhope, the cynical detective who first investigated her mother's disappearance and the strange, possibly linked death of 1 of her mother's co-workers. Together these 3 lonely souls will discover truths destined to forever change their lives. Deeply moving and suspenseful, Leaving Time is a radiant exploration of the enduring love between mothers and daughters.
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Author
Jodi Picoult
Pages
496
Publisher
National Geographic Books
Published Date
2015-04-28
ISBN
0345813367 9780345813367
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"The twist in the plot did not work for me. But the sub plot was completely fascinating. The elephant research makes it almost worth the read<br/>"
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Jfly winslow
"Next time I'm going through a rough patch with my reading (other factors aside), I should pick up one of Jodi's books. She's one of my writing idols. I just love that I can never predict what she's going to go with her stories. I did pick up on some of the clues but I kept brushing them off, argh! This book was right up my alley and I'm amazed at all the research that went into it. I thoroughly enjoyed it, slight morbidity and all."
"LOVED this book. One star deducted for the twist ending - while interesting, it was unnecessary (and very un-Jodi like)"
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Elizabeth Fordham
"4.5. Fantastic"
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Gray Tischler
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