Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult
About the Book
Jenna Metcalf was with her mother the night she disappeared in tragic and mysterious circumstances, but she remembers nothing.
Over ten years have passed, and still Jenna reads and rereads her mother's journals, hoping to find some clue hidden there, in the meticulous recording of her scientific research with elephants.
Desperate for answers, Jenna uses all her savings to recruit the aid of a private detective - and a psychic. Jenna knows her mother loved her. She knows she would not leave her. And she will not rest until she finds out what happened that night.
About the Author
Jodi Picoult recieved an A.B. in creative writing from Princeton and a master's degree in Education from Harvard. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband and three children.
When I write, I like to…
...be in my office, preferably with a really excellent cup of coffee that my husband has made.
If I hadn't become a writer, I would have wanted to be…
...either a forensic detective, or a pastry chef. I'd be very good at both.
One thing that people may not know about me is…
...I sleep with two teddy bears, one tucked beneath each arm.
The book that inspired me to write is...
...Gone with the Wind. I read it and was captivated by how Mitchell created a whole world out of words. It was the first time I thought: maybe I could do that.
The thing I love most about words is…
...their ability to transport us and take us far away from our ordinary lives.
