Leaving Time

A book with twists, turns, surprises, and places where the reader says, “What?” always makes for a great book club read, and this is one of those.

There is so much to discuss about Jenna, a young girl searching for her mother, and the people she encounters. The psychic and detective who help her are unique characters, and the mystery has readers guessing clear to the end. 

This multi-layered story is peppered with research on elephants via Jenna’s mother’s journals and provides another level of information for great discussions.  

I have to say, that after reading this book,… show more.

I read this book twice, the first time soon after my sister died in 2016. I read it again this year because I remembered I loved the book, but I couldn’t remember the story well—it got lost in the fog of grief.

Jodi Picoult has a brilliant way with words and surprising twists in her plots. I found the characters so compelling, and so believable, I didn’t want the book to end. I learned a lot about elephants (which I have always considered my spirit animals), and about psychics.

In fact, after reading the book the first time I sought… show more.

The love of a mother and child is one that is dear to my heart, and so I was absolutely captivated by this book. A little girl’s desperate longing for the mother who mysteriously disappeared a decade earlier takes readers on a journey that is both strange and wondrous at the same time. I love a book that teaches me something, and Jodi Picoult elegantly weaves together the nature of motherhood in both humans and elephants in a way that adds depth and beauty to the story. Add to this a psychic medium who the main character, Jenna, employs to… show more.