Harvesting the Heart

1993 novel by Jodi Picoult

Harvesting the Heart

First edition

Author| Jodi Picoult
Language| English
Genre| Novel
Publisher| Viking

Publication date

| 1993
Publication place| United States
Media type| Print ( Hardcover & Paperback )
ISBN| 978-0-670-85099-0

Harvesting the Heart is the second novel by the American author Jodi Picoult. The novel was published in 1993 by Viking. The book has three parts: Conception, Growth, and Delivery.

## Synopsis

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Paige O'Toole only has a few memories of her mother, who left her when she was five. One of the most vivid memories is of her mother painting winged horses on the ceiling of her childhood home. After Paige grows up, she marries Nicholas and becomes pregnant. She then starts to doubt her own maternal love and ability, because of her history and lack of maternal care and love as a child. After their son Max slips off the couch and gets a nosebleed, she flees and goes on a journey of self-discovery.

Paige revisits her childhood home in Chicago and tracks down her mother, now giving children horseback riding lessons. On this journey, Paige is able to understand more about her childhood and her mother, prompting her to eventually return home to her husband and child.

## Characters

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* Paige O'Toole - Protagonist, described as, "sweet and innocent, but... plagued by unanswered questions", has an uncanny ability to sketch a subject's secrets into a portrait[1]
* Nicholas Prescott - Harvard medical school graduate, successful cardiac surgeon, and husband of Paige
* Max Prescott - Son of Nicholas and Paige, named after his grandmother, May
* Astrid Prescott - Nicholas's mother, Paige's mother-in-law, and Max's grandmother

## References

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1. ^ "Book Worth Harvesting". Archived from the original on June 27, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2008.

## External links

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* Jodi Picoult's official site

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Works by Jodi Picoult

Novels|

* Songs of the Humpback Whale
* Harvesting the Heart
* Picture Perfect
* Mercy
* The Pact
* Keeping Faith
* Plain Truth
* Salem Falls
* Perfect Match
* Second Glance
* My Sister's Keeper
* Vanishing Acts
* The Tenth Circle
* Nineteen Minutes
* Change of Heart
* Handle with Care
* House Rules
* Sing You Home
* Lone Wolf
* The Storyteller
* Leaving Time
* Small Great Things
* A Spark of Light
* The Book of Two Ways
* Wish You Were Here

Comic books|

* Wonder Woman: Love and Murder

With Samantha van Leer|

* Between the Lines
* Off the Page

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