A powerful and sensitive novel of family life, which uses five narrative voices to tell a story of love, loss, and self-discovery. This powerful and affecting novel demonstrates that there are as many truths to a story as there are people to tell it.' - *Publishers Weekly* Jane had always lived in
Songs of the Humpback Whale
โ Scribed by Jodi Picoult
- Book ID
- 100215977
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
- Year
- 2014;2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 100 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0340897287
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โฆ Synopsis
SUMMARY:
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...
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