'Jodi Picoult explores the fragile ground of ambivalent motherhood in her lush second novel. 'A brilliant, moving examination of motherhood, brimming with detail and emotion.' - Richmond Times-Dispatch 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. 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. 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.

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. She also has a YouTube channel the author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers Small Great Things and My Sister's Keeper, 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. Jodi’s UK website is and she can be found on Facebook and Twitter at /JodiPicoultUK and /jodipicoult. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband and three children. Her novels include HOUSE RULES, NINETEEN MINUTES, MY SISTER’S KEEPER and THE STORYTELLER. Harvesting the Heart Paperback Apby Jodi Picoult (Author) 5,966 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 12.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 32.20 Other new, used and collectible from 1.89 Paperback 17.50 Other new, used and collectible from 1. in creative writing from Princeton and a master’s degree in education from Harvard. And unless Paige can find the answers to the secrets of her past, more lives will be destroyed as history repeats itself … About the Author: Jodi Picoult Jodi Picoult grew up in Nesconset, New York. Synopsis edit Paige O'Toole only has a few memories of her mother, who left her when she was five. The book has three parts: Conception, Growth, and Delivery. The novel was published in 1993 by Viking. But this time, when she runs, she is leaving behind her husband and newborn child. Harvesting the Heart is the second novel by the American author Jodi Picoult. Abandoned by her mother when she was five years old, it seems that whenever things get tough, all she can think of is escape. About the Book: Harvesting the Heart Number One bestselling author Jodi Picoult explores the demands of having a family on a new mother in this gripping bestseller, reissued with an exciting new cover treatment.

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