Songs of the Humpback Whale
- ISBN-10
- 0340897295
- ISBN-13
- 9780340897294
- Series
- Songs of the Humpback Whale
- Category
- Marriage
- Pages
- 408
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Author
- Jodi Picoult
Description
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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