Harvesting the Heart by Jodi Picoult

[shaynac17]

Harvesting the Heart by Jodi Picoult is about a young woman's journey to find her mother who abandoned her when she was a little girl. The young woman, Paige, is torn at this particular point in her life. She is married to Nicholas who is a prestigious surgeon in their town, and they have a newborn named Max. Being a new mother, she has doubts that she can become a great mother herself since she did not have that mother figure in her life. At the drop of a hat, she packs up her bags and goes on an expedition to find her mother to ask her unanswered questions that Paige is craving to know. The question is, is this going to fulfil that missing piece, or is she going to lose another piece in her heart by leaving Nicholas and Max without notice?
This is one of my favorite books I've read because most of us can relate to having to choose between two decisions in our lives that may change it for the better or for the worse. Jodi Picoult does a great job demonstrating the different perspectives that Paige and Nicholas have on the sudden decision. The book is well-rounded, where you experience happy, sad, difficult, and stressful moments between the characters.
I recommend this book to anyone who likes fictional books that focuses on transformation and learning one self through hard choices one has to make in life. The book is almost 400 pages, but it's a book that is hard to put down once you start reading.
I hope this helps!

[MrsCatInTheHat]

Books about transformations often lead to small transformations within ourselves. I may need to read this one.

[shaynac17]

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