Harvesting the Heart - Softcover

Jodi Picoult,Jodi Picoult

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340923318 ISBN 13: 9780340923313

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, 2007

Synopsis

Paige has only a few vivid memories of her mother, who left when she was five. Now, leaving 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, make her doubt both her maternal ability and her sense of self-worth.

About this title

About the Author:

Jodi Picoult grew up in Nesconset, New York. She received her A.B. in Creative Writing from Princeton University, and her M.Ed. from Harvard University.

From AudioFile:

Bestselling author Jodi Picoult is known for picking up on hot-button issues that reverberate through the zeitgeist. This time it's the "mommy blues," and while it's easy to understand Page Prescott's need to get away from her mothering duties to find her own mother, who abandoned her as a child, it's a challenge to care much about her. The impossibly attractive heart surgeon, Nicholas, saves Page from herself, and, while he has a hard time forgiving her for leaving him with a three-month-old infant, the listener is still pulling for the couple to work out their problems. Narrator Cassandra Campbell handles the emotional roller coaster of Page's plight with aplomb, squeezing every ounce of sympathy possible from the runaway mom. R.O. © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0340923318
• ISBN 13: 9780340923313
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 453