Leaving Time
the impossible-to-forget story with a twist you won't see coming by the number one bestselling author of A Spark of Light
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4.5 • 17 Ratings
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Publisher Description
'Oh wow! Jodi Picoult has written her ultimate novel ever!... This book was beautifully written with a feeling of constant suspense... and that major twist??? What??? Highly recommended!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Ten years ago, Alice Metcalf vanished after a car accident, leaving her daughter Jenna to grow up grappling with the mystery of her disappearance.
Jenna has never believed that her mother could have simply left her. Determined to uncover the truth of what happened to Alice, she sets out to retrace the events of that fateful night.
But nothing can prepare her for the answers that await.
Number One bestselling author Jodi Picoult returns to themes about love and loss, and just how far we would go for the ones we love in this addictive bestseller.
Readers adore Leaving Time:
'WOW WOW WOW incredible book' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'OMG!!!! UNBELIEVABLE TWISTS AND ENDINGS I DIDN'T SEE COMING WHAT-SO-EVER!!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'The most brilliant, moving, emotionally resonant novel I've read in a long time... Once again, Jodi Picoult brings the magic!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Oh. My. God. This book was incredible!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I absolutely loved this book! It is a wonderful story of love and respect, grief and loss... The twist at the end of the book blew me away! Absolutely brilliant' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Elephants loom large in the terrifically entertaining new novel by bestselling American author Jodi Picoult. Twelve-year-old Jenna Metcalf can’t stop searching for her mother, even though naturalist Alice Metcalf disappeared from the elephant sanctuary she helped create 10 years ago. In Leaving Time’s fast-paced first act, Jenna enlists the help of a disgraced psychic and a disheveled private detective to help track down clues to Alice’s dramatic vanishing act. Shifting between her characters’ first-person perspectives, Picoult demonstrates her talent for psychological insight and relatable humor. You’ll be moved by the facts about a beloved animal species and mesmerized by the story’s twists and turns.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Picoult's (The Storyteller) novel explores grief, memory, and motherhood through the unlikely lens of elephant behavior. Jenna Metcalf was three years old when her mother, Alice, disappeared from the elephant sanctuary where she worked as a researcher. Ten years later, Jenna is ready to launch a search. After poring over her mother's research journals, consulting the Internet, and visiting her father in the mental institution where he's been since shortly after the disappearance, she enlists outside assistance from Serenity Jones, a once-famous psychic whose gift appears to have deserted her, and Virgil Stanhope, the gruff, alcoholic ex-police detective who was once assigned to Alice's case. With their help, Jenna finds new evidence at the now-closed sanctuary and begins to piece together the events of the night her mother disappeared, leading her to a few uncomfortable truths about the past, but bringing much-needed closure to her and her dad. Longtime fans of Picoult will recognize some of her stock characters the precocious, sassy teenager; the distant, philosophical mother; the curmudgeonly surrogate father figure as well the her trademark twist ending, which may well be her strangest to date. When she diverges from her usual formula her storytelling skills are most evident. The pachyderms are as complex as the humans, making the journey memorable and poignant.
Customer Reviews
Cbs1711
Enjoyable read. I know a lot about elephants now after reading this book. A little less written about elephants would have been better. A good twist to the ending. Was not expecting it to end that way.