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Jodi Picoult
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Jodi Picoult
About this listen
Leaving Home brings together three previously published short pieces, each dealing with a variation on the theme of leaving home. The first, "Weights and Measures", deals with the tragic loss of a child; the second is a non-fiction letter Picoult wrote to her eldest son as he left for college; and “Ritz” tells the story of a mother who takes the vacation all mothers need sometime.
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Cute short story
- By Kay on 11-05-17
By: Jodi Picoult
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Lone Wolf
- By: Jodi Picoult
- Narrated by: Natalia Payne, Louis Changchien, Celeste Ciulla, and others
- Length: 12 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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In the wild, when a wolf knows its time is over, when it knows it is of no more use to its pack, it may sometimes choose to slip away. Dying apart from its family, it stays proud and true to its nature. Humans aren’t so lucky. Luke Warren has spent his life researching wolves. He has written about them, studied their habits intensively, and even lived with them for extended periods of time.
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Typical Jodi Picoult plot, chik lit but good
- By Brian PDX on 02-29-12
By: Jodi Picoult
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Mercy
- By: Jodi Picoult
- Narrated by: Alyssa Bresnahan
- Length: 17 hrs
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Police chief Cameron McDonald has lived in idyllic Wheelock, Massachusetts for most of his life, as has his beloved wife Allie. Their comfortable lives are thrown into tumult, however, when Cam's distant cousin Jamie arrives in town along with his wife's dead body. Jamie admits to the murder - a mercy killing to end the pain caused by a ravaging cancer. And now Cam is torn by his oath to uphold justice and his family obligations as chief of the Scottish McDonald clan.
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Disappointing
- By Elle W. on 06-15-16
By: Jodi Picoult
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Keeping Faith
- By: Jodi Picoult
- Narrated by: Eliza Foss, Julia Gibson
- Length: 18 hrs and 58 mins
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Mariah has just discovered her husband Colin is having his second affair. During the divorce process, their seven-year-old daughter, Faith, meets an imaginary friend who may be God. Amidst much controversy, Colin sues for custody of Faith, compelling Mariah to find her inner strength.
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Crazy storyline but enjoyable
- By FloridaGirl on 08-01-07
By: Jodi Picoult
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Songs of the Humpback Whale
- By: Jodi Picoult
- Narrated by: Jim Colby, Elizabeth Morton, Jonathan Davis, and others
- Length: 15 hrs and 11 mins
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The powerful debut novel from New York Times best-selling author Jodi Picoult, Songs of the Humpback Whale is a moving story of love and family told through the eyes of five people: Jane Jones, her daughter Rebecca, and three very different men in their lives. After a watershed moment in their marriage, Jane leaves Oliver, her renowned marine biologist husband, and begins a journey across the country with Rebecca in search of understanding about her troubled past.
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Narration is ruining it for me
- By Michelle on 07-31-12
By: Jodi Picoult
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Change of Heart
- A Novel
- By: Jodi Picoult
- Narrated by: Jim Frangione, Stafford Clark-Price, Nicole Poole, and others
- Length: 15 hrs and 9 mins
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One moment June Nealon was happily looking forward to years full of laughter and adventure with her family, and the next she was staring into a future that was as empty as her heart. Now her life is a waiting game. Waiting for time to heal her wounds, waiting for justice. In short, waiting for a miracle to happen. For Shay Bourne, life holds no more surprises. The world has given him nothing, and he has nothing to offer the world. In a heartbeat, though, something happens that changes everything for him.
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If you like the sound of saliva and smacking mouth noises this book is for you!
- By elizabeth davidson on 01-24-18
By: Jodi Picoult
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A Spark of Light
- A Novel
- By: Jodi Picoult
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin, Jodi Picoult
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
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The number-one New York Times best-selling author of Small Great Things returns with a powerful and provocative new novel about ordinary lives that intersect during a heart-stopping crisis. The warm fall day starts like any other at the Center - a women’s reproductive health services clinic. Then, in late morning, a desperate and distraught gunman bursts in and opens fire, taking all inside hostage. After rushing to the scene, Hugh McElroy, a police hostage negotiator, sets up a perimeter. Then he finds out that his 15-year-old daughter, Wren, is inside the clinic.
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✫✫ 4 Stars ✫✫
- By ❤️Cyndi Marie❤️🎧Audiobook Addicts🎧 on 10-05-18
By: Jodi Picoult
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My Sister's Keeper
- A Novel
- By: Jodi Picoult
- Narrated by: Richard Poe, Julia Gibson, Barbara McCulloh, and others
- Length: 13 hrs and 41 mins
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Anna is not sick, but she might as well be. By age 13 she has undergone countless surgeries, transfusions, and shots so that her older sister, Kate, can somehow fight the leukemia that has plagued her since childhood. The product of preimplantation genetic diagnosis, Anna was conceived as a bone marrow match for Kate - a life and a role that she has never challenged...until now. Like most teenagers, Anna is beginning to question who she truly is.
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So many emotions
- By Jordynn on 08-26-16
By: Jodi Picoult
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Salem Falls
- By: Jodi Picoult
- Narrated by: Julia Gibson
- Length: 18 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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A handsome stranger comes to the sleepy New England town of Salem Falls in hopes of burying his past: Once a teacher at a girls' prep school, Jack St. Bride was destroyed when a student's crush sparked a powder keg of accusation. Now, washing dishes for Addie Peabody at the Do-or-Diner, he slips quietly into his new routine, and Addie finds this unassuming man fitting easily inside her heart. But amid the rustic calm of Salem Falls, a quartet of teenage girls harbor dark secrets - and they maliciously target Jack with a shattering allegation.
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Loved the story until the last paragraph.
- By Sarah Reese on 06-06-18
By: Jodi Picoult
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By Any Other Name
- A Novel
- By: Jodi Picoult
- Narrated by: Billie Fulford-Brown, Laura Benanti, Jodi Picoult, and others
- Length: 18 hrs and 25 mins
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Young playwright Melina Green has just written a new work inspired by the life of her Elizabethan ancestor Emilia Bassano. But seeing it performed is unlikely, in a theater world where the playing field isn’t level for women. As Melina wonders if she dares risk failure again, her best friend takes the decision out of her hands and submits the play to a festival under a male pseudonym.
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Shakespeare’s wealth of works penned by a female
- By Brendolynne on 08-27-24
By: Jodi Picoult
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Wish You Were Here
- A Novel
- By: Jodi Picoult
- Narrated by: Marin Ireland
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
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Diana O’Toole is perfectly on track. She will be married by thirty, done having kids by thirty-five, and move out to the New York City suburbs, all while climbing the professional ladder in the cutthroat art auction world. She’s an associate specialist at Sotheby’s now, but her boss has hinted at a promotion if she can close a deal with a high-profile client. She’s not engaged just yet, but she knows her boyfriend, Finn, a surgical resident, is about to propose on their romantic getaway to the Galápagos - days before her thirtieth birthday. Right on time.
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Amazing Jodi + excellent narration = 5+++
- By Susie Q on 12-03-21
By: Jodi Picoult
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The Pact
- By: Jodi Picoult
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 16 hrs and 49 mins
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The Hartes and the Golds have been neighbors for 18 years and are very close. So when Chris and Emily's friendship reaches the next level, nobody is surprised. Then one night, the hospital calls. Seventeen-year-old Emily is dead - shot in the head by a gun Chris took from his father's cabinet. One bullet remains in the chamber, and Chris tells of his suicide pact with Emily. But the police have questions, and soon Chris is on trial for murder.
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A little less drama, a lot more substance, please
- By Karen on 02-02-08
By: Jodi Picoult
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- Carolyn G. Manuel
- 03-29-19
Mothers Dealing With Leaving and Loss
Children area supposed to die before their parents. Children are supposed to go college and out into the world. Mothers are not supposed to runaway. Three short stories of growth and loss Great performance. Recommend.
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- Kindle Customer
- 04-21-12
Not Bad, Just Not Great
The three stories (or the letter and two stories) in this collection were ok. I enjoy Picoult's writing but I really think she shines with longer works rather than shorter ones. As a narrator she was also ok, but again not great. I felt like a friend was reading me the stories, which is not horrible, but nothing remotely comparable to the complete immersion that listening to some of the other great narrators brings.
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- Sterling Silver Magnolia
- 07-22-12
Get out the tissues (I'm not kidding)
I have almost downloaded Picoult several times and I'm so glad I resisted. This is well written, well presented and I will never listen to another one unless I really need a good cry. Every sentence set you on the road to pitiful. Every story was the ultimate in an emotion wringer-washer. I was exhausted - BUT if you like that sort or thing, you couldn't ask for a better writer and the narrator was excellent. I couldn't give it a lower rating because it is technically good.
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- Pink Amy
- 02-27-22
Can Jodi Picoult adopt me?
Jodi Picoult narrates two short stories and a letter she wrote to her oldest on the topic of LEAVING HOME.
In the letter to her son, I wanted to give Jodi a big hug and ask her to be my mom. Kyle is so lucky to have a mom as who doesn’t just love him, but also likes the person he became. Every child should have a parent write a similar letter.
The story of the parents who lost a daughter WEIGHTS AND MEASURES touched me, more for the father’s grief than the moms.
I didn’t enjoy RITZ the runaway mom story as much, though I liked the voice of the daughter who narrated the story.
Picoult is a pretty good narrator, for someone not trained.
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- Pamela H.
- 08-12-20
Not very good
I found the story line hard to follow. you won't find out why until the end.
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- Laura
- 11-17-22
My least favorite of Jodi Picoult's writing
I have loved every Jodi Picoult book I've ever read. Maybe not Tenth Circle just because I couldn't handle the content, but I didn't read/listen to all of it.
This book is definitely a departure from her typical formula. It's 2 short stories and a letter to her son, all read by the author. That sounds to me like it would be awesome, but it left a lot to be desired. The letter to her son did not really give any insights into who she is as a person or anything interesting. Nothing wrong with it, just not really interesting IMO.
The second piece has a sort of fantasy element to it, a part that is not literally possible. I think if I had been expecting this, I might have been more okay with it. I don't like it when stories change genres unexpectedly in the middle. And I know it's supposed to be very symbolic and all, but it just wasn't for me.
Of the three, the third was probably the best. I can't think of anything to say about it that won't spoil it, so I won't say anything. Still not up to par for her writing, but decent. Oddly, I felt like her voice was more suited to this story and teenaged perspective. It felt more organic.
I found myself thinking they'd made a poor choice of narrator before realizing that she (Jodi Picoult) is the narrator. I know this happens often; most people aren't lucky enough to be talented at both performing and writing (see Neil Gaiman for best exception ever).
Would I buy it again? Probably not, even if it was on sale. :P Not sure if I would have believed that before I listened, but there it is.
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