Caroline Leavitt's Books
May.07.2013
In 1956, when divorced working-mom Ava Lark rents a house with her twelve-year-old son, Lewis, in a Boston suburb, the neighborhood is less than welcoming. Lewis yearns for his absent father, befriending the only other fatherless kids: Jimmy and Rose. One afternoon, Jimmy goes missing. The neighborhood—in the era of the Cold War, bomb scares, and paranoia—seizes the opportunity to...
Jan.25.2011
Pictures of You is a literary mystery that asks the question, How do we forgive the unforgivable--or should we? How well do we know the ones we love? On a foggy road, four lives collide: Isabelle, a photographer fleeing her philandering husband who has just gotten his girlfriend pregnant; April, a wife and mother, with a terrible secret; Sam, an asthatic boy with a secret of his...
Mar.24.2005
The emotional price a group of people pay when an open adoption takes a wrong turn.
May.01.1995
When a young man dies accidentally, his fiance must grapple with his contentious teenaged daughter.
"Caroline Leavitt's sixth novel showcases her ability to create believable characters who can behave badly without forfeiting the reader's sympathy. Living Other Lives dips in and out of its characters' thoughts to reveal confused but basically good people who...
Feb.01.1993
Hours after giving birth, a young woman flees her baby and her husband and slips into a new life, leaving both to rebuild lives for themselves without her.
"Tells a riveting story beautifully."New York Daily News
"Leavitt has a wonderful insight into interpersonal relationships and writes in a style similar to that of Anne Tyler and Jane Smiley, capturing the rich complexities...
A new father struggles to care for his mysteriously ill wife, calling on her estranged sister for help.
"Leavitt's devotion to her characters, and to a surprising..world view, gives the story a certain gravity."The New Yorker
About Caroline
Caroline Leavitt's 9th novel, Pictures of You, was published by Algonquin Books in 2011 and is a New York Times bestseller. She is the award-winning author of eight other novels: Meeting Rozzy Halfway, Lifelines, Jealousies, Family, Into Thin Air,...
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