Harvesting the Heart
19 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by mrsbridgewater from Holybourne, Hampshire United Kingdom on Thursday, January 15, 2004
I read all Jodi Picoult's books a while back so it is hard to remember what I liked about each one! But I enjoyed them all.
Released on Wednesday, January 21, 2004 at British Heart Foundation Shop, book and music dept in Basingstoke, England United Kingdom.
Journal Entry 3 by chelseagirl from Faringdon, Oxfordshire United Kingdom on Friday, January 23, 2004
Picked this up at the OBCZ in Basingstoke today. I've heard of the author but never seen anything by her, so am looking forward to reading this at some point in the future.
Journal Entry 4 by chelseagirl from Faringdon, Oxfordshire United Kingdom on Friday, January 19, 2007
Ahem, okay, three years on I still haven't got round to reading this!!! I know, that's really naughty of me. Especially as I've been on several rings for other Jodi Picoult books and in fact I'm even reading another of hers as we speak!
My excuse (and it's not a very good one really) is that for the last year most of my books have been languishing in storage and I've only just had a chance to bring them in and sort them out.
Anyway ..... I'm going to pass this on to my mum herrgirl as she has more reading time on her hands than me, and then hopefully she'll set up a ray as I know there are a lot of Picoult fans around and as far as I know most of them haven't read this one. So I'll join the ray and then there'll be pressure on me to read it and I might actually manage at last!!
My excuse (and it's not a very good one really) is that for the last year most of my books have been languishing in storage and I've only just had a chance to bring them in and sort them out.
Anyway ..... I'm going to pass this on to my mum herrgirl as she has more reading time on her hands than me, and then hopefully she'll set up a ray as I know there are a lot of Picoult fans around and as far as I know most of them haven't read this one. So I'll join the ray and then there'll be pressure on me to read it and I might actually manage at last!!
Journal Entry 5 by herrgirl from Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire United Kingdom on Saturday, January 20, 2007
Collected this from chelseagirl at today's Salcey Forest meet. I've read and enjoyed several Jodi Picoult novels and am looking forward to this one, and - yes - I will offer it as a ray afterwards!
Journal Entry 6 by herrgirl from Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire United Kingdom on Thursday, February 1, 2007
Abandoned by her mother when she was five years old, Paige O'Toole has been left with painful doubts about her self-worth. She leaves her Chicago home at 18 to fulfil herself as an artist, but must work in a diner because she can't afford art school. When she marries Harvard medical student Nicholas Prescott, his parents disown him, disapproving of their Irish Catholic daughter-in-law. Again Paige is forced to sideline her creative needs and work as a waitress in order to support Nicholas until he is able to establish his career as a cardiac surgeon. Paige is soon overwhelmed by the demands of Nicholas' socially sophisticated world, and after the birth of their son she becomes emotionally and physically exhausted. Unable to communicate her terrors about herself to Nicholas, she leaves him to search for her mother, who may hold the answers to her life. Told in flashbacks, and alternately through Paige's and Nicholas' thoughts, this is a story of childhood and adolescence, the demands of motherhood, the hard paths of personal growth and the generosity of spirit required by love.
Jodi Picoult is very good at getting into her readers' heads and making them think and feel everything her characters are going through. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, as I have done with everything I have read by this writer.
Jodi Picoult is very good at getting into her readers' heads and making them think and feel everything her characters are going through. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, as I have done with everything I have read by this writer.
Journal Entry 7 by herrgirl from Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire United Kingdom on Monday, February 5, 2007
Participants in the promised ray are as follows:
Betty22 (UK)
flanners (UK)
yesterdaysgirl(UK)
Cross-patch (UK)
vespa (UK)
sunflowergirl (UK)
chelseagirl (UK)
LindyLouMac (Italy)
who can decide what to do next.
Usual rules: journal upon receipt and then PM the person after you for their address when you've read it. Please try to read within a month.
This will start its journey tomorrow.
Betty22 (UK)
flanners (UK)
yesterdaysgirl(UK)
Cross-patch (UK)
vespa (UK)
sunflowergirl (UK)
chelseagirl (UK)
LindyLouMac (Italy)
who can decide what to do next.
Usual rules: journal upon receipt and then PM the person after you for their address when you've read it. Please try to read within a month.
This will start its journey tomorrow.
Journal Entry 8 by Betty22 from Wandsworth, Greater London United Kingdom on Thursday, February 8, 2007
Arrived today.
Thank you, will read immediately as I finished a book last night, so good timing!
It looks great, but will add more once finished.
Thank you, will read immediately as I finished a book last night, so good timing!
It looks great, but will add more once finished.
Journal Entry 9 by Betty22 from Wandsworth, Greater London United Kingdom on Thursday, February 15, 2007
Am desperately trying to finish this tonight so that I can send it off to flanners before I go on my exciting trip to New York.
Have really enjoyed this so far. It feels very different from the other Jodi Picoult books that I have read. Am nearly at the crux of the story, so can't wait to see how it all ends.
Hope you all enjoy it too!
Have really enjoyed this so far. It feels very different from the other Jodi Picoult books that I have read. Am nearly at the crux of the story, so can't wait to see how it all ends.
Hope you all enjoy it too!
Received today - many thanks. (Loved the postcard!)
This certainly is very different from her later oeuvre, and it made an interesting contrast.
The ambivalence in the heart of every new mother is an endlessly fascinating subject for me, but I must confess although I enjoyed many passages of this novel, I lost patience with pretty much every single character in the end and felt 400 odd pages was too long to sort themselves out!
Still very grateful to have had the opportunity to read it though, thank you.
This will be in the post to yesterdaysgirl next week.
The ambivalence in the heart of every new mother is an endlessly fascinating subject for me, but I must confess although I enjoyed many passages of this novel, I lost patience with pretty much every single character in the end and felt 400 odd pages was too long to sort themselves out!
Still very grateful to have had the opportunity to read it though, thank you.
This will be in the post to yesterdaysgirl next week.
Sorry for the delay in mailing - had a very weird couple of weeks.
In today's post.
In today's post.
Thanks for this Lucy. No need to worry about the delay, I have a pile of ring books to read anyway!
Will try and get to this within the month. I'm a quick reader, so I probably shall, but apologies if I don't.
Will try and get to this within the month. I'm a quick reader, so I probably shall, but apologies if I don't.
Just started this today, so sorry it's been on the TBR pile for months... real life got a bit in the way.
Ooops!
I hadn't realised I had this book so long!
It was a fantastic read, thanks for sharing. I am now ready to pass it on, and will PM crosspatch accordingly.
I hadn't realised I had this book so long!
It was a fantastic read, thanks for sharing. I am now ready to pass it on, and will PM crosspatch accordingly.
Journal Entry 16 by 
Cross-patch
from Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Thursday, January 24, 2008
Cross-patch from Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Thursday, January 24, 2008
Arrived. Thank you yesterdaysgirl.
Journal Entry 17 by Cross-patch from Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Friday, March 7, 2008
Cross-patch from Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Friday, March 7, 2008
This was a wonderful book. I am so glad I took it away to read on holiday because it gave me more time to enjoy it all - more like wallow in it! I particularly liked the use of the two voices, particularly to break the rhythm and the time jumps.
I am going to the post now to send the book onto vespa who I am sure will enjoy it.
I am going to the post now to send the book onto vespa who I am sure will enjoy it.
Big apologies.... this book arrived just as I was leaving for a few days away, and I just shoved it in my bag without journalling its arrival :-(
I found this book slower than the usual Picoult pace, it didn't seem to grab me and toss me right in there with the characters. Normally I find I can identify immediately with them, and their dilemmas are mine, but I didn't feel as much empathy with Paige as I have with past characters.
That being said, I did enjoy the story, so thanks for sharing. Will get Sunflowergirl's addy this weekend and will get the book posted early in the week
I found this book slower than the usual Picoult pace, it didn't seem to grab me and toss me right in there with the characters. Normally I find I can identify immediately with them, and their dilemmas are mine, but I didn't feel as much empathy with Paige as I have with past characters.
That being said, I did enjoy the story, so thanks for sharing. Will get Sunflowergirl's addy this weekend and will get the book posted early in the week
Thanks for sending this on to me Vespa (and thanks to herrgirl for letting me join the bookray). I love Jodi Picoult's books and so can't wait to read this one. I may be a bit slow with it as the Easter holidays are about over and I'm back to Uni on Monday. I'll get to it as quick as I can though and will journal it again once I've read it.
I'm sorry that I'm slow getting to this book, I've been so busy with Uni work recently that I just haven't had chance to read anything other than books related to my course. I've now finished my exams and am looking forward to catching up with some reading. I started reading this today so should finish it soon. I'll journal it once I've read it and then will send it on as soon as I can.
I've just this minute finished reading this book and thought I'd journal it right away. I found that this novel didn't capture me in the way that Jodi Picoult's books usually do; normally I find her books unputdownable but this one I wasn't quite so hooked on. Maybe it's because this is one of her earlier books and she hadn't quite perfected her formula yet. I did enjoy the book though and am really glad I had the chance to read it. I especially loved the idea of Paige's artwork, her drawings sounded so amazing and I wish I could actually see them.
I've already contacted chelseagirl and got her address so I'll post the book on as soon as I can.
I've already contacted chelseagirl and got her address so I'll post the book on as soon as I can.
My mum very kindly took this to the Post Office for me today so it's now on its way to chelseagirl.
Journal Entry 23 by chelseagirl from Faringdon, Oxfordshire United Kingdom on Thursday, June 5, 2008
Arrived yesterday, perhaps I'll actually get round to reading it now, especially as there's someone after me!!
Journal Entry 24 by chelseagirl from Faringdon, Oxfordshire United Kingdom on Friday, August 1, 2008
A slow burner, this one - took me a while to get going but once I did I loved this, and especially loved that it's NOT like all the other Jodi Picoult books I've read!! Strong characters, not all likeable but I grew to love some of them. Having suffered from post-natal depression after the birth of my son I could identify with the feelings of helplessness though I could never run away!!!
I'll send this off to LindyLouMac asap.
I'll send this off to LindyLouMac asap.
Arrived safely yesterday thankyou. A very early novel from Jodi Picoult, in fact her second I think, first published in 1993, which I have been looking forward to reading for some time now.
I only discovered the work of this prolific author under three years ago. As I have at various levels enjoyed all eight read previously, I am now trying to read all the published novels by her that I can get hold of.
Harvesting the Heart was her second novel first published in 1993 and although it certainly does not have the polish or topical moralistic style of her more recent novels it is still an enjoyable read.
Basically the story tells of the anguish and joy of parenthood told in flashbacks by the two protagonists Paige and Nicholas Prescott. Paige’s mother had abandoned her young daughter and husband when Paige was still very young. Circumstances force her to run away from home herself at eighteen and she soon meets and marries Nicholas a very successful medical student. His parents were very much against the marriage, disowned by them they struggle with a lifestyle that soon overwhelms Paige, who is not used to such a sophisticated lifestyle as demanded by Nicholas’s rising career. After the birth of their son Max Paige starts to seriously doubt her own maternal instincts and capability to be a good mother. It is then that history seems to repeat itself as she in her turn runs away in search of answers.
This is an absorbing novel which is written in the already emerging distinct style that Jodi Picoult has now made her speciality. I would recommend this to all fans of her novels.
Although this book has been travelling for five years now and is looking a bit tatty around the edges it still has a long life ahead of it if treated carefully. So I am going to offer it up for another Bookray, as I know of a few people who still have this on their Wishlists.
Harvesting the Heart was her second novel first published in 1993 and although it certainly does not have the polish or topical moralistic style of her more recent novels it is still an enjoyable read.
Basically the story tells of the anguish and joy of parenthood told in flashbacks by the two protagonists Paige and Nicholas Prescott. Paige’s mother had abandoned her young daughter and husband when Paige was still very young. Circumstances force her to run away from home herself at eighteen and she soon meets and marries Nicholas a very successful medical student. His parents were very much against the marriage, disowned by them they struggle with a lifestyle that soon overwhelms Paige, who is not used to such a sophisticated lifestyle as demanded by Nicholas’s rising career. After the birth of their son Max Paige starts to seriously doubt her own maternal instincts and capability to be a good mother. It is then that history seems to repeat itself as she in her turn runs away in search of answers.
This is an absorbing novel which is written in the already emerging distinct style that Jodi Picoult has now made her speciality. I would recommend this to all fans of her novels.
Although this book has been travelling for five years now and is looking a bit tatty around the edges it still has a long life ahead of it if treated carefully. So I am going to offer it up for another Bookray, as I know of a few people who still have this on their Wishlists.
Travelling as a Bookray.
I think we all know the bookray etiquette by now, but please make journal entries and pass on within a reasonable length of time, thankyou.
1. chich/France
2. Mallary/France
3. scotsbookie/UK
4. iwanttobeinital/Italy
5. BOKWORMY/Portugal
6. Tregossip/UK
7. Inver/UK
8. nikel27/Germany
9. Melamura/Italy
10. Maireen/Italy
I think we all know the bookray etiquette by now, but please make journal entries and pass on within a reasonable length of time, thankyou.
1. chich/France
2. Mallary/France
3. scotsbookie/UK
4. iwanttobeinital/Italy
5. BOKWORMY/Portugal
6. Tregossip/UK
7. Inver/UK
8. nikel27/Germany
9. Melamura/Italy
10. Maireen/Italy
Journal Entry 28 by LindyLouMac at Bookring/Bookray, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- Canada on Saturday, August 8, 2009
Released 14 yrs ago (8/10/2009 UTC) at Bookring/Bookray, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- Canada
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En route to the first reader in the latest bookray for this well travelled book.
Happy reading everyone.
LindyLouMac
En route to the first reader in the latest bookray for this well travelled book.
Happy reading everyone.
LindyLouMac
Journal Entry 29 by chich from Ibiza - Sant Antoni de Portmany, Illes Balears/Islas Baleares Spain on Friday, August 14, 2009
Book received today, thanks so much LindyLouMac! Many thanks for the lovely postcard too:o)I'll finish the book I'm reading right now and will get right on to this one:o)
Journal Entry 30 by chich from Ibiza - Sant Antoni de Portmany, Illes Balears/Islas Baleares Spain on Friday, August 21, 2009
This was quite an enjoyable read, although I didn't find it as gripping as "My Sister's Keeper" (the only other Jodi Picoult novel I have read so far). What I do love is Picoult's writing style and the way she manages to make the readers feel what the characters are going through.
Thanks for sharing LindyLouMac:o)
Thanks for sharing LindyLouMac:o)
Journal Entry 31 by chich from Ibiza - Sant Antoni de Portmany, Illes Balears/Islas Baleares Spain on Friday, August 21, 2009
Arrived today, thanks chich! Looking forward to reading it!
Journal Entry 33 by mrsbridgewater from Holybourne, Hampshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Wow! This book has traveled a long way now! What sort of state is it in now?
Journal Entry 34 by Mallary from Ginestas, Languedoc-Roussillon France on Monday, September 21, 2009
I thoroughly enjoyed this book; I wasn't sure if I would as I've been finding Jodi Picoult's books too formulaic recently and I was going to give up reading them. I'm so glad I didn't!
This story struck a chord in me, having suffered from post-natal depression and feeling all the things Paige felt including being abandoned by a parent but not having the luck of the remaining parent being loving or supportive as Paige had. I felt sorry for her Dad on many occasions in this book.
Not all the characters were likable or easy to understand, but I think this is what Jodi Picoult excels at.
I shall now parcel this up and send it onto scotsbookie within the next few days. Thank you for sharing this well-travelled little book. Apart from a few creases and some sellotape, it seems to be holding up rather well!
This story struck a chord in me, having suffered from post-natal depression and feeling all the things Paige felt including being abandoned by a parent but not having the luck of the remaining parent being loving or supportive as Paige had. I felt sorry for her Dad on many occasions in this book.
Not all the characters were likable or easy to understand, but I think this is what Jodi Picoult excels at.
I shall now parcel this up and send it onto scotsbookie within the next few days. Thank you for sharing this well-travelled little book. Apart from a few creases and some sellotape, it seems to be holding up rather well!
Journal Entry 35 by Mallary at Bookring/Bookray, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- Canada on Monday, October 5, 2009
Released 14 yrs ago (10/3/2009 UTC) at Bookring/Bookray, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- Canada
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On it's way to scotsbookie. Sorry for the delay.
Enjoy the book!
On it's way to scotsbookie. Sorry for the delay.
Enjoy the book!
Thank you Mallary, this well travelled book arrived with me this morning. Mrs Bridgewater, it's still in surprsingly good condition.
Journal Entry 37 by iwanttobeinital from Belvedere Marittimo, Calabria Italy on Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Arrived today - well timed as I'm just about to finish my latest book.
Journal Entry 38 by iwanttobeinital from Belvedere Marittimo, Calabria Italy on Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Ooops - finished this a while ago and thought I had already made a journal entry....
I found this very different from the other Jodi Picoult books I have read but I did enjoy it a lot.
I asked BOKWORMY for her address a while ago via email but haven't yet had a reply so if anyone could confirm her current address for me by PM I would be grateful.
Now on its way to BOKWORMY.
Mrs Bridgewater - it is still in surprisingly good condition given it's travels!
I found this very different from the other Jodi Picoult books I have read but I did enjoy it a lot.
I asked BOKWORMY for her address a while ago via email but haven't yet had a reply so if anyone could confirm her current address for me by PM I would be grateful.
Now on its way to BOKWORMY.
Mrs Bridgewater - it is still in surprisingly good condition given it's travels!
I want to apologize for my late entry here... I received it just before my holidays and didn't get around to register it...
Shall post it out to the next person.
Shall post it out to the next person.
Arrived this morning - thank you
Through the letterbox today....totally unexpected. Wow, how this book has travelled around and is still intact. Thanks for sending on Bridget, shame you didn't get time to read it.
Off to start it now.
Off to start it now.
Finished.....and enjoyed. I would say this was a much gentler read than normal Jodi Picoult's I have read. It touches a mother's heart in places you can only know if you have given birth. Not sure if I could have done what Paige did though and leave, but can totally appreciate how she felt. Finding her own mother definitely helped answer questions and help her sort out her future. I wasn't quite sure how it was going to end and to me it still wasn't quite tied up how I thought it would, a bit of leaving it up to you to make up your own mind.
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A couple of wee repair jobs required to a couple of pages, but still intact. I have nikel27 address and will get it in the post this week.
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A couple of wee repair jobs required to a couple of pages, but still intact. I have nikel27 address and will get it in the post this week.
arrived safe at my house, will start reading this weekend (November, 20th 2010).
update:
Good read, thanks for sharing with me.
Will sent out to the next member on Monday, 10th, 2011
update:
Good read, thanks for sharing with me.
Will sent out to the next member on Monday, 10th, 2011
Released 13 yrs ago (1/10/2011 UTC) at Ginsheim-Gustavsburg, Hessen Germany
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EnJoy the book
Sorry - my apologies as I forgot to do a journal entry when this arrived quite some time ago!
This has taken me ages to read as I found it very slow to get into and it was not like the many other titles I have read by Jodi Picoult. Mostly I find her books unputdownable but this was a little different. This may be because it was one of her earlier novels and she hadn't found her stride yet. That said it was an OK read, although I really didn't have much empathy for Paige and I found her character slightly irritating by the end.
Will pass on to Maireen when I see her next.
This has taken me ages to read as I found it very slow to get into and it was not like the many other titles I have read by Jodi Picoult. Mostly I find her books unputdownable but this was a little different. This may be because it was one of her earlier novels and she hadn't found her stride yet. That said it was an OK read, although I really didn't have much empathy for Paige and I found her character slightly irritating by the end.
Will pass on to Maireen when I see her next.
