Harvesting the Heart

A Novel

De: Jodi Picoult

Narrado por: Cassandra Campbell

Jodi Picoult earned rave notices for her debut novel Songs of the Humpback Whale. Now this gifted young writer turns her considerable literary talents to 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, Jodi Picoult crafts an absorbing novel peopled by richly drawn characters and explores issues and emotions readers can relate to.

©1995 Jodi Picoult (P)2008 Penguin

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"Picoult writes with a fine touch, a sharp eye for detail, and a firm grasp of the delicacy and complexity of human relationships." (The Boston Globe)

"Picoult has become a master - almost a clairvoyant - at targeting hot issues and writing highly readable page-turners about them.... It is impossible not to be held spellbound by the way she forces us to think, hard, about right and wrong." (The Washington Post)

Dated

3.5 STARS

Jodi Picoult fans will be able to tell HARVESTING THE HEART is one of her earlier books. The story lacks the depth and tension of her later books. None of the characters are that empathetic, even Paige, whose mom abandoned her at age five. I did feel sorry for her father, who may not have been the perfect single parent, but he loved her and seemed to do his best after his wife and Paige’s mother left.

HARVESTING THR HEART is a story about estrangements within families, family members never talking about issues or feelings, never to reconcile. I didn’t understand why Paige’s father never tried to see her or meet her son, why in the eight years Nicolas was estranged from his parents, why they never called.

Nicolas grabs Paige frequently, which is never addressed. He says unkind things to her after she returns from running off for three months. I think if Jodi Picoult were to write this book today, she’d have left those parts out.

I enjoyed listening on Audible more than reading the book.

Family's Worth -

Another touching tale by J.Picoult of family challenges. Ms Picoult glows with this sort. Life's Generally about Seeing what you want & Doing EVERY tiny step needed to grab your win!! Eye opening in many ways + being willing to look at All View points. The ending for this one I felt was incompetent & abrupt in general. And Still Well Worth the read!

Ok not her best.

The narration was ok
other than misreading a few words. Narrator needs to do more homework.

Mother’s and Daughter’s

If you have a beautiful version of yourself (a daughter) running around after you or beside you this is a great book for you. Jodi I want you to know I was yelling in the car while I listened to the book. Page and I have so much in common and you nailed the feelings of giving birth and being married perfectly!!

Great

Loved it...it was very enjoyable!!.....ready for the next book. And now ready for some suspense.

left hanging

I am tired and frustrstef of listening to books that do not wrap everything up.

Harvesting the Heart

Wonderful to listen to. Great story line and very nice voice that kept me interested through the whole book.

Does not disappoint..

I love Jodi Picoult and I absolutely loved this book. It was a great change from her courtroom dramas. After listening to this book the narrator has to be my favorite of all time. Beautiful story and wonderful narrator. One of my all time favorites.

Wow

Amazing book, making you question how you would act if you were in this situation. Beyond worth the read.

Needs Less Backstory And More Closure

I love Jodi Picoult, but I found myself skipping through some of the backstory that seemed redundant. I almost gave up a few times, and yet I kept reading. I was glad I did once I reached the last four hours of the book, which were riveting. All in all, I would have been happy if there was a better sense of closure, but it was still worth the read.