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Harvesting the Heart
From the author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers Small Great Things and Mad Honey, a novel exploring the story of a young woman overcome by the demands of having a family.
Paige has only a few vivid memories of her mother, who abandoned her at five years old. Now, having left her father behind in Chicago for dreams of art school and marriage to an ambitious young doctor, she finds herself with a child of her own. But her mother's absence and shameful memories of her past force her to doubt whether she could ever be capable of bringing joy and meaning into the life of her child, gifts her own mother never gave.
Harvesting the Heart is written with astonishing clarity and evocative detail, convincing in its depiction of emotional pain, love, and vulnerability, and recalls the writing of Alice Hoffman and Kristin Hannah. Out of Paige's struggle to find wholeness, Jodi Picoult crafts an absorbing novel peopled by richly drawn characters, and explores motherhood with a power and depth only she is capable of.
“A brilliant, moving examination of motherhood, brimming with detail and emotion.” —Richmond Times-Dispatch
“Jodi Picoult explores the fragile ground of ambivalent motherhood in her lush second novel. This story belongs to… the lucky reader.” —The New York Times Book Review
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Reviews
Following the lives of Paige and her parents as well as Nicholas and his parents is absorbing and intense. I enjoyed the read so much!
By Seattle therapist
None of the characters are likable. Normally I like a drama, but this was cheesy and at times wildly boring.
By Winette91
I could not put this book down as I rushed from one truth to another. Characters so vividly real yet drawn at a depth so deep that you feel the author knows your own faults and misgivings. The journey through truth and reason made me cheer and then hate Nicholas, always understanding why Paige had to leave her child to find the reason for her soul. This book made my year.
By its crime
Great novel, makes you feel like you know the characters, keeps you on your toes.
By Promise316
I love this book, like some movies it takes time to get to the best part, but Jodi Picoult never fails! I enjoy her style of writing. I suggest anyone in any relationship could take away something from this book. Great read:))))
By Spl99