Synopses & Reviews
Two women running away from their marriages collide on a foggy highway, killing one of them. The survivor, Isabelle, is left to pick up the pieces, not only of her own life, but of the lives of the devastated husband and fragile son that the other woman, April, has left behind. Together, they try to solve the mystery of where April was running to, and why. As these three lives intersect, the book asks, How well do we really know those we love — and how do we forgive the unforgivable?
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"A magically written, heartbreakingly honest snapshot of the people we leave behind and those we can't let go....Caroline Leavitt is one of those fabulous, incisive writers you read and then ask yourself, 'Where has she been all my life?'" Jodi Picoult
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"I found it impossible to put this book down...[it's] as complicated, crushing, and joyous as life itself." Robb Forman Dew
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"A splendid writer at the peak of her powers." Robert Olen Butler
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"Heartbreaking, suspenseful, and moving, Pictures of You contains all the elements I long for in a great story." Diana Abu-Jaber
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"I have long admired Caroline Leavitt's probing insight into people, her wit and compassion, her ability to find humor in dark situations, and conversely, her tenderness toward characters other writers might merely satirize." Dan Chaon
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"Caroline Leavitt is a masterful storyteller...this is a beautiful book." Dani Shapiro
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"An enthralling amalgamation of a literary mystery and the story of one woman's search for self-fulfillment." Binnie Kirshenbaum
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"This thoughtful novel brings up a problem all of us have to deal with in the course of our lives, unless we're lucky enough to sneak through existence without encountering misfortune of any kind....This is a novel that invites us to look at our own imperfections, not the dramatic crimes, but the niggling little sins of omission that so often render our lives tragically undernourished and small." Washington Post
Synopsis
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
"Magically written, heartbreakingly honest." --Jodi Picoult
Two women running away from their marriages collide on a foggy highway, killing one of them. The survivor, Isabelle, is left to pick up the pieces, not only of her own life, but of the lives of the devastated husband and fragile son that the other woman, April, has left behind. Together, they try to solve the mystery of where April was running to, and why. As these three lives intersect, the book asks, How well do we really know those we love--and how do we forgive the unforgivable?
About the Author
Caroline Leavitt is the award-winning author of eight novels. Her essays and stories have been included in New York magazine, Psychology Today, More, Parenting, Redbook, and Salon. She's a columnist for the Boston Globe, a book reviewer for People, and a writing instructor at UCLA online.