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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Random House
Publication date
May 30, 2006
Binding
CD/Spoken Word
Edition
Abridged
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780739332832
ISBN-10
073933283X
Dimensions
1 by 5.75 by 4.75 in.
Weight
0.45 lbs.
Availability§
Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price
$29.95
Other format details
audio
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Accustomed to leaving her frail young son with her neighbor, Mitch, while she goes to work, Pearl, a teenage mother, one day does not return, leaving Mitch and Leonard alone to grow up together and to become an unusual family. Simultaneous.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: For five years Pearl has managed to keep the past from catching up to her and her bright, frail five-year-old son. Life has given her every reason to mistrust people, but circumstances force her to trust her neighbor Mitch with watching Leonard while she goes off to work. Then one day Pearl drops her son offâ¦and never returns.
They are an unlikely pair: Mitch is a young, unattached business owner, and Leonard is a precocious, five-year-old boy. But together they must find a way to move forward in the wake of Pearlâs unexplained disappearance. Their bond as parent and child shifts and endures, even as Mitch must eventually surrender Leonard to a two-parent home.
Is it possible to love the people who canât always be there for us? The answers will surprise and move you. As their lives unfold, profound questions emerge about the nature of love and family. Ultimately, this novelâs richest reward is watching Mitch and Leonard grow up together, through the power and the magic of the human heart.
They are an unlikely pair: Mitch is a young, unattached business owner, and Leonard is a precocious, five-year-old boy. But together they must find a way to move forward in the wake of Pearlâs unexplained disappearance. Their bond as parent and child shifts and endures, even as Mitch must eventually surrender Leonard to a two-parent home.
Is it possible to love the people who canât always be there for us? The answers will surprise and move you. As their lives unfold, profound questions emerge about the nature of love and family. Ultimately, this novelâs richest reward is watching Mitch and Leonard grow up together, through the power and the magic of the human heart.
Editions
Hardcover
Large print edition from Wheeler Pub Inc (August 23, 2006)
9781597222952 | details & prices | 355 pages | 6.00 × 8.75 × 1.25 in. | 1.50 lbs | List price $30.95
About: For five years Pearl has managed to keep the past from catching up to her and her bright, frail five-year-old son.
About: For five years Pearl has managed to keep the past from catching up to her and her bright, frail five-year-old son.
from Doubleday (May 30, 2006)
9780385518000 | details & prices | 240 pages | 6.25 × 8.75 × 1.00 in. | 0.95 lbs | List price $21.95
About: Accustomed to leaving her frail young son with her neighbor, Mitch, while she goes to work, Pearl, a teenage mother, one day does not return, leaving Mitch and Leonard alone to grow up together and to become an unusual family.
About: Accustomed to leaving her frail young son with her neighbor, Mitch, while she goes to work, Pearl, a teenage mother, one day does not return, leaving Mitch and Leonard alone to grow up together and to become an unusual family.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Vintage Books (July 10, 2007)
9780307276711 | details & prices | 262 pages | 5.00 × 8.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $16.00
About: Accustomed to leaving her frail young son with her neighbor, Mitch, while she goes to work, Pearl, a teenage mother, one day does not return, leaving Mitch and Leonard alone to grow up together and to become an unusual family.
About: Accustomed to leaving her frail young son with her neighbor, Mitch, while she goes to work, Pearl, a teenage mother, one day does not return, leaving Mitch and Leonard alone to grow up together and to become an unusual family.
from Transworld Pub (July 3, 2006)
9780385610568 | details & prices | 272 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $18.10
About: Pearl, Leonard and Mitch each have a story to tell.
About: Pearl, Leonard and Mitch each have a story to tell.
CD/Spoken Word
from Gardners Books (February 1, 2007)
9781846571046 | details & prices | List price $26.35
About: Mitch is a 25-year-old with commitment issues.
About: Mitch is a 25-year-old with commitment issues.
The price comparison is for this edition
With Duana Speights (other contributor), Jeremy Redleaf (other contributor) |
Abridged edition from Random House (May 30, 2006)
9780739332832 | details & prices | 5.75 × 4.75 × 1.00 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $29.95
About: Accustomed to leaving her frail young son with her neighbor, Mitch, while she goes to work, Pearl, a teenage mother, one day does not return, leaving Mitch and Leonard alone to grow up together and to become an unusual family.
About: Accustomed to leaving her frail young son with her neighbor, Mitch, while she goes to work, Pearl, a teenage mother, one day does not return, leaving Mitch and Leonard alone to grow up together and to become an unusual family.
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