Leaving Time

"The gripping story of a daughter searching for her missing mother - one of Jodi Picoult's most powerful and affecting novels yet.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A deeply moving, gripping, and intelligent page-turner about a daughter's search for her mother, Leaving Time is Jodi Picoult at the height of her powers.

Alice Metcalf was a devoted mother, loving wife and accomplished scientist who studied grief among elephants. Yet it's been a decade since she disappeared under mysterious circumstances, leaving behind her small daughter, husband, and the animals to which she devoted her life. All signs point to abandonment - or worse.

Still Jenna - now thirteen years old and truly orphaned by a father maddened by grief - steadfastly refuses to believe in her mother's desertion. So she decides to approach the two people who might still be able to help her find Alice: a disgraced psychic named Serenity Jones, and Virgil Stanhope, the cynical detective who first investigated her mother's disappearance and the strange, possibly linked death of one of her mother's coworkers.
Together these three lonely souls will discover truths destined to forever change their lives.

Deeply moving and suspenseful, Jodi Picoult's 21st novel is a radiant exploration of the enduring love between mothers and daughters.

""Piercing and uplifting . . . a smart, accessible yarn with a suspenseful puzzle at its core.""-The Boston Globe

""Poignant . . . an entertaining tale about parental love, friendship, loss.""-The Washington Post

""A riveting drama.""-US Weekly

""[A] moving tale.""-People

""A fast-paced, surprise-ending mystery.""-USA Today

""In Jenna, [Jodi] Picoult has created an unforgettable character who will easily endear herself to each and every reader. . . Leaving Time may be her finest work yet.""-Bookreporter"