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Title details for Pictures of You by Caroline Leavitt - Available

Pictures of You

by Caroline Leavitt
Robin Miles
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A tragic accident: One woman is left dead after she and another woman, both running away from their marriages, collide in the fog on a highway. 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, they are left to ask, How well do we really know those we love-and how do we forgive the unforgivable?

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  • Release date

    January 25, 2011

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781615736560
      • File size: 357359 KB
      • Duration: 12:24:29

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Leavitt's latest novel explores tragedy and the reverberations it has on the lives of those it touches. Narrator Robin Miles provides an even-keeled delivery. Her approach works well, at first, as the novel depicts the initial tragic events: an accident that kills a mother, sends her son into shock, and leaves another woman wracked by guilt and unable to drive. The story develops more complexity as parallels are discovered between the women and lives converge in the aftermath, bringing healing and growth as new relationships are formed. Ultimately, Miles may not be the best match for the novel as the listener may be left wishing that her narration matched the emotional depth of Leavitt's characters. J.L.K. (c) AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      August 23, 2010
      Leavitt's ninth book (after Girls in Trouble), a touching story of loss and discovery, centers on photographer Isabelle Stein, whose stifled Cape Cod life and marriage crumbles when she discovers her husband has gotten his mistress pregnant. She packs up her cameras and takes off, but has a horrific car accident in Hartford, Conn., that kills the woman in the other car. As it turns out, the dead woman is April Nash, who lived a few blocks away from Isabelle's home on the Cape, and April's son, Sam, now believes Isabelle is an angel who can help him communicate with his mother. Once Isabelle ends up back on the Cape, she, Sam, and April's widower, Charlie, develop a strong but strange bond as they all try to sort out what comes next. Leavitt explores the depths of grief and the sticky spots sorrow pushes people into, and though the story stumbles sometimes into too saccharine moments, Leavitt's near bottomless reserve of compassion for her imperfect characters will endear them to readers.

    • Library Journal

      April 1, 2011
      In Leavitt's (www.carolineleavitt.com) ninth novel, following "Girls in Trouble"(2005), April and Isabelle are two women running away from their respective former lives when they collide in a car accident that results in April's death. The accident's three survivors—Isabelle and April's devastated widower and son—struggle to recover their physical and mental health, to win forgiveness and understanding, and to resume a normal life. Audie Award nominee Robin Miles ("Brother, I'm Dying" skillfully renders the multiple voices and accents. Though the plot is a bit predictable and the development of the characters a bit sketchy, making the motivation behind their actions somewhat unconvincing, the title's appeal is greatly enhanced by Miles's narration, recommending this audio for listeners of general fiction. [The Algonquin pb original was recommended "for fans of women's fiction," "LJ"9/1/10.—Ed.]—Joanna M. Burkhardt, Univ. of Rhode Island Libs., Providence

      Copyright 2011 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Funding for additional materials was made possible by a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities.