Random House Inc</br></br>Product Description</br></br><b>#1?<i>NEW YORK TIMES</i>?BESTSELLER " Includes the novella <i>Larger Than Life</i></b><br><br>Throughout her blockbuster career 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 (<i>The Boston Globe</i>). Now in her highly anticipated new novel she has delivered her most affecting work yeta book unlike anything shes written before.<br> ?<br> 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 she was abandoned Jenna searches for her mother regularly online and pores over the pages of Alices 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 mothers whereabouts.<br> ?<br> Desperate to find the truth Jenna enlists two unlikely allies in her quest: Serenity Jones a psychic who rose to fame finding missing persons only to later doubt her gifts and Virgil Stanhope the jaded private detective whod originally investigated Alices 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 theyll have to face even harder answers.<br> ?<br> As Jennas memories dovetail with the events in her mothers journals the story races to a mesmerizing finish. A deeply moving gripping and intelligent page-turner <i>Leaving Time</i> is Jodi Picoult at the height of her powers.<br><br><b><b>Look for special features inside. Join the Random House Readers Circle for author chats and more.</b><br><br>Praise for <i>Leaving Time</i></b><br> <b><i>?</i></b><br>Piercing and uplifting . . . a smart accessible yarn with a suspenseful puzzle at its core.<b><i>The Boston Globe</i></b><br> ?<br> Poignant . . . an entertaining tale about parental love friendship?? loss.??<b>?<i>The Washington Post</i></b><br> <i>?</i><br> ??A riveting drama.??<b>?<i>Us Weekly</i></b><br> <i>?</i><br> ??[A] moving tale.??<b>?<i>People</i></b><br> <i>?</i><br> ??A fast-paced?? surprise-ending mystery.??<b>?<i>USA Today</i></b><br> ?<br> ??In Jenna?? [Jodi] Picoult has created an unforgettable character who will easily endear herself to each and every reader. . . . <i>Leaving Time</i> may be her finest work yet.??<b>?<i>Bookreporter</i>