'This powerful and affecting novel demonstrates that there are as many truths to a story as there are people to tell it. To do so he must learn to see the world - and even himself - through her eyes. Oliver, used to tracking male humpback whales across vast oceans, now has the task of tracking his wife across a continent. Each letter gives concise directions to the next post office each letter provides Jane with a chance to reflect on her forgotten past. Joley directs Jane across the United States in a series of letters waiting for her in designated post offices. Leaving Oliver and his whale tapes behind in San Diego, Jane and Rebecca set out to drive across America to Jane's brother Joley and the sanctuary of the Massachusetts apple orchard where he works. However, when her daughter Rebecca is similarly treated, Jane's dramatic stand takes them all by surprise. Escaping a childhood of abuse by marrying oceanographer Oliver Jones, she finds herself taking second place to his increasingly successful career. Jane had always lived in somebody's shadow. A powerful and sensitive novel of family life, which uses five narrative voices to tell a story of love, loss, and self-discovery. Songs of the Humpback Whale Kindle Edition by Jodi Picoult (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 1,500 ratings Part of: Wsp Readers Club (2 books) See all formats and editions Kindle 13.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 9.95 7 Used from 7.09 1 New from 53.00 1 Collectible from 149.
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