Songs of the Humpback Whale - Hardcover

Picoult, Jodi

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0340897287 ISBN 13: 9780340897287

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

Jane had always lived in somebody's shadow. Escaping a childhood of abuse by marrying oceanographer Oliver Jones, she finds herself taking second place to his increasingly successful career. However, when her daughter Rebecca is similarly treated, Jane's dramatic stand takes them all by surprise. Jane and Rebecca set out to drive across America to the sanctuary of the New England apple orchard where Jane's brother Joley works. Oliver, used to tracking male humpback whales across vast oceans, now has the task of tracking his wife across a continent. To do so he must learn to see the world - and even himself - through her eyes...

About this title

Review:

This powerful and affecting novel demonstrates that there are as many truths to a story as there are people to tell it (Publishers Weekly)

Jodi Picoult's novels often focus on lives turned upside down by some terrible event, and it's her way with the small emotional detail that makes them so rewarding (Marie Claire)

The striking thing is Picoult's confidence. She takes a controversial topic and gallops with it, leaving the reader breathless and, crucially, better informed and full of questions. (The Times)

Picoult trades on gripping, emotive plots hinged upon gnarly ethical dilemmas . . . Picoult's pitch and pace are masterly and hardly conducive to a good night's sleep. (Financial Times)

Book Description:

Jodi Picoult's compelling novel of family, loss and misunderstanding, and reconciliation.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0340897287
• ISBN 13: 9780340897287
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 416