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Leaving Time

By: Jodi Picoult
Narrated by: Rebecca Lowman, Abigail Revasch, Kathe Mazur, Mark Deakins
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Throughout her blockbuster career, number-one New York Times best-selling author Jodi Picoult has seamlessly blended nuanced characters, riveting plots, and rich prose, brilliantly creating stories that "not only provoke the mind but touch the flawed souls in all of us" (The Boston Globe). Now, in her highly anticipated new book, she has delivered her most affecting novel yet - and one unlike anything she's written before.

For more than a decade, Jenna Metcalf has never stopped thinking about her mother, Alice, who mysteriously disappeared in the wake of a tragic accident. Refusing to believe that she would be abandoned as a young child, Jenna searches for her mother regularly online and pores over the pages of Alice's old journals. A scientist who studied grief among elephants, Alice wrote mostly of her research among the animals she loved, yet Jenna hopes the entries will provide a clue to her mother’s whereabouts.

Desperate to find the truth, Jenna enlists two unlikely allies in her quest. The first is Serenity Jones, a psychic who rose to fame finding missing persons - only to later doubt her gifts. The second is Virgil Stanhope, a jaded private detective who originally investigated Alice’s case along with the strange, possibly linked death of one of her colleagues. As the three work together to uncover what happened to Alice, they realize that in asking hard questions, they'll have to face even harder answers.

As Jenna's memories dovetail with the events in her mother's journals, the story races to a mesmerizing finish. A deeply moving, gripping, and intelligent pause-resister, Leaving Time is Jodi Picoult at the height of her powers.

©2014 Jodi Picoult (P)2014 Random House Audio

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so, so good!

beautifully crafted, pulling together life which we can see and that, which we can't. another jodi piccoult success!!

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A beautiful story - I have read all of Jodi Picoult's books, and this is one of her absolute best! You'll fall in love with each character, and the mystery will keep you guessing until the end. Have the tissues on hand, I bawled like a baby - but that's how I know a book was amazing. Definitely a must read for Jodi Picoult fans.

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Loved it!!!

Fantastic book! Great reading! I thought all of the characters were wonderfully cast. I couldn't get enough!!!

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Captivating!

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I have read almost every Jodi Picoult novel and this one is my favorite! I LOVED it on audio, the narration was superb. You will not be disappointed.

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Enjoy the Journey

At first, I thought I made a mistake..I wouldn't have chosen a book about elephants! But as the story unfolded, I knew it wasn't a mistake. Enjoy the journey, it will be worth it . My onky question...when is the movie!

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Wonderful story!!

I loved this book! Jodi Picoult is a masterful storyteller. I also learned much about the magnificent elephants that are so endangered.

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excellent

spellbinding. I loved all the characters. Jenna and Serenity were my favorites.
Jodi just keeps getting better.

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Elephants!!!!

My favorite!!! ❤️❤️ Sad it's over. I love elephants!! 🐘 I also love all the different narrators.

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Elephants

I love books that teach me something in profound and unexpected ways. Kudos to Jodi Picoult for such a compassionate inclusion of these majestic animals into this novel.

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thoroughly researched w/a great story behind it

Love when biology can be written with a wonderful story. Learned a lot and love this authors work. Thanks to my sister for recommending her, another Barbra Kingsolver type.

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