![]() ![]() But her mother's absence, and shameful memories of her past, make her doubt both her maternal ability and her sense of self worth. 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. Paige has only a few vivid memories of her mother, who left when she was five. Written with astonishing clarity and evocative detail, convincing in its depiction of emotional pain, love, and vulnerability, Harvesting the Heart recalls the writing of Alice Hoffman and Sue Miller. Now this gifted young writer turns her considerable literary talents to the story of a young woman overcome by the demands of having a family. ![]() Jodi Picoult earned rave notices for her debut novel, Songs of the Humpback Whale. Unable to forget her past, Paige struggles with the difficulties of marriage and motherhood. When Paige becomes a mother herself, she is overwhelmed by the demands. The author of Picture Perfect "explores the fragile ground of ambivalent motherhood" (New York Times Book Review). ![]()
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