Harvesting the Heart explores the story of a young woman
overcome by the demands of having a family. 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.
Paige has only a few vivid memories of her mother, who left
when she was five. 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. But her mother's absence, and shameful memories of
her past, make her doubt both her maternal ability and her
sense of self-worth.
Out of Paige's struggle to find wholeness by searching for
her mother and, eventually, returning to be a mother, Jodi
Picoult crafts an absorbing novel peopled by richly drawn
characters. Any mother—or child—cannot help but to relate
to the issues and emotions explored within this book.
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