{"product_id":"9781683781363","title":"Summary of Leaving Time: by Jodi Picoult Includes Analysis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePLEASE NOTE: This is a summary of the book and NOT the original book. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLeaving Time by Jodi Picoult - A 15-minute Summary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInside this Instaread Summary:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e Overview of the entire book\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e Introduction to the important people in the book\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e Summary and analysis of all the chapters in the book\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e Key Takeaways of the book\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e A Reader's Perspective\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreview of this summary: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapters 1-3\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAt thirteen, Jenna Metcalf is a precocious loner who has lived with her\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003egrandmother since she was three. Her father, Thomas, is in a mental institution.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eJenna longs for her mom, a scientist who studied memory and elephants. One of\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAlice’s key findings was that people remember negative moments, but forget\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003etraumatic ones. Jenna believes this may have happened to her on the night that\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eher mother disappeared. That night, the trampled body of an employee, Nevvie\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eRuehl, was found at Thomas’ elephant sanctuary in rural New Hampshire, the\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eNew England Elephant Sanctuary. Jenna clings to her mother’s journals as a\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eway to hold onto her. She also searches for Alice online.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eJenna consults a medium, Serenity Jones, who tells her that Alice is alive before\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ebrushing her off. Jenna learns online that Serenity lost her fame and credibility\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eafter wrongly telling a senator that his missing son was alive.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eShe rides her bike home via a pretty spot carpeted with purple mushrooms at the\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eformer sanctuary, now a nature park. The journals say that Maura, her mom’s\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003efavorite elephant, buried her dead calf there.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAlice reflects on whether elephants actually forget anything.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSerenity’s gift of clairvoyance emerged when she was very young. She achieved\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003egreat success, even had her own TV show, until fame went to her head and her\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003etwo spirit guides left her. Now she is a fake psychic. After Jenna’s first visit,\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSerenity dreams about a woman and an elephant watching over her. Jenna\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ereturns. Serenity asks if her mother had something to do with elephants. When\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eJenna reacts positively, she is certain that she is meant to help Jenna.  \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWith Instaread Summaries, you can get the summary of a book in 30 minutes or less. We\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eread every chapter, summarize and analyze it for your convenience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Instaread, Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131005419760,"sku":"9781683781363","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781683781363_p0.jpg?v=1763701066","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781683781363","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}