Leaving Time A Novel

Throughoutherblockbustercareer，no.1internationallybestsellingauthorJodiPicoulthasseamlesslyblendednuancedcharacters，rivetingplots，andrichprose，brilliantlycreatingstoriesthat“notonlyprovokethemindbuttouchtheflawedsoulsinallofus”(TheBostonGlobe).Now，inherhighlyanticipatednewbook，shehasdeliveredhermostaffectingnovelyet—andoneunlikeanythingshe’swrittenbefore.Formorethanadecade，JennaMetcalfhasneverstoppedthinkingabouthermother，Alice，whomysteriouslydisappearedinthewakeofatragicaccident.Refusingtobelievethatshewouldbeabandonedasayoungchild，JennasearchesforhermotherregularlyonlineandporesoverthepagesofAlice’soldjournals.Ascientistwhostudiedgriefamongelephants，Alicewrotemostlyofherresearchamongtheanimalssheloved，yetJennahopestheentrieswillprovideacluetohermother’swhereabouts.Desperatetofindthetruth，Jennaenliststwounlikelyalliesinherquest.ThefirstisSerenityJones，apsychicwhorosetofamefindingmissingpersons—onlytolaterdoubthergifts.ThesecondisVirgilStanhope，ajadedprivatedetectivewhooriginallyinvestigatedAlice’scasealongwiththestrange，possiblylinkeddeathofoneofhercolleagues.AsthethreeworktogethertouncoverwhathappenedtoAlice，theyrealizethatinaskinghardquestions，they’llhavetofaceevenharderanswers.AsJenna’smemoriesdovetailwiththeeventsinhermother’sjournals，thestoryracestoamesmerizingfinish.Adeeplymoving，gripping，andintelligentpage-turner，LeavingTimeisJodiPicoultattheheightofherpowers.