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<b>#1 <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER</b><br><br>Throughout her blockbuster career, Jodi Picoult has seamlessly blended nuanced characters, riveting plots, and rich prose, brilliantly creating stories that âEURœnot 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 yetâEUR"a book unlike anything sheâEUR™s 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 AliceâEUR™s 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 motherâEUR™s 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 whoâEUR™d originally investigated AliceâEUR™s 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, theyâEUR™ll have to face even harder answers.<br><br>As JennaâEUR™s memories dovetail with the events in her motherâEUR™s 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>Praise for <i>Leaving Time</i></b><br><b><i></i></b><br>âEURœPiercing and uplifting . . . a smart, accessible yarn with a suspenseful puzzle at its core."<b>âEUR"<i>The Boston Globe</i></b><br><br>âEURœPoignant . . . an entertaining tale about parental love, friendship, loss."<b>âEUR"<i>The Washington Post</i></b><br><i></i><br>âEURœA riveting drama."<b>âEUR"<i>Us Weekly</i></b><br><i></i><br>âEURœ[A] moving tale."<b>âEUR"<i>People</i></b><br><i></i><br>âEURœA fast-paced, surprise-ending mystery."<b>âEUR"<i>USA Today</i></b><br><br>âEURœIn 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>âEUR"<i>Bookreporter</i></b><br><br>âEURœ[A] captivating and emotional story."<b>âEUR"<i>BookPage</i></b><br><i></i><br>âEURœWith plenty of twists and a surprising ending, [<i>Leaving Time</i>] explores the grieving process and what happens when we cannot move on."<b>âEUR"<i>WomanâEUR™s Day</i></b><br><br>âEURœA moving and emotional story."<b>âEUR"<i>Pittsburgh Post-Gazette</i></b><br><i></i><br>âEURœA truly engaging read . . . Full of the deep characters and multilayered story lines that have earned [Picoult] a spot in many readersâEUR™ hearts."<b>âEUR"<i>Library Journal</i></b><br><br>âEURœDelivers a powerhouse ending."<b>âEUR"<i>Booklist</i></b><br><br>âEURœMemorable and poignant."<b>âEUR"<i>Publishers Weekly</i></b>