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Leaving Home

By: Jodi Picoult
Narrated by: Jodi Picoult
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Leaving Home brings together three previously published short pieces, each dealing with a variation on the theme of leaving home. The first, "Weights and Measures", deals with the tragic loss of a child; the second is a non-fiction letter Picoult wrote to her eldest son as he left for college; and, "Ritz" tells the story of a mother who takes the vacation all mothers need sometime.

Jodi Picoult has the remarkable ability to portray an event's key moments and feelings in a potent narration that tugs at the heartstrings. Leaving Home's three emotionally charged stories deal with a gamut of pain, regret, unconditional love, memory, motherhood, and friendship that the author renders almost palpably.

©2010 Jodi Picoult (P)2011 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
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Critic Reviews

"Picoult writes with unassuming brilliance." (Stephen King)
"Picoult is a master of the craft of storytelling." (Book Review, AP news wire)
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