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A Theory of Relativity

By Jacquelyn Mitchard

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| Paperback | 9780007139859

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Jacquelyn Mitchard's first novel, The Deep End of the Ocean, launched the Oprah's Book Club and riveted millions of readers across the country. Now comes A Theory of Relativity, Mitchard's most compelling and beautifully written novel yet.

At twenty-four, Gordon McKenna thinks he'Continue

Jacquelyn Mitchard's first novel, The Deep End of the Ocean, launched the Oprah's Book Club and riveted millions of readers across the country. Now comes A Theory of Relativity, Mitchard's most compelling and beautifully written novel yet.

At twenty-four, Gordon McKenna thinks he's already heard the worst news of his life when he learns that his sister Georgia is fatally ill. Then Georgia and her husband die in a car accident, leaving behind their baby daughter, Keefer. Gordon and his parents are able to survive their sorrow only by devoting themselves to the care of the beloved one-year-old.

But the decision of who will raise Keefer is far from over, and soon Gordon's most basic assumptions about his family will be challenged in ways so provocative that he will be driven to disbelief and then to outrage. The ordeal will test the bonds of this closely knit family, challenging even love's ultimate capacity to heal.

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  • A Theory of Relativity (abridged) By Jacquelyn Mitchard

    Jacquelyn Mitchard has made the ties that bind and the agonies that wrench families apart her special bailiwick. A Theory of Relativity, her latest family saga, read in its entirety by Juliette Parker, has all the appeal of a really good soap opera, ... (read full critics)

    bookpage published on Sun, 12 Sep 2010

  • A Theory of Relativity (unabridged) By Jacquelyn Mitchard

    Jacquelyn Mitchard has made the ties that bind and the agonies that wrench families apart her special bailiwick. A Theory of Relativity, her latest family saga, read in its entirety by Juliette Parker, has all the appeal of a really good soap opera, ... (read full critics)

    bookpage published on Sun, 12 Sep 2010

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  • A very touching story about what happens to a little girl stuck in a custody fight after her mother dies. As an adoptive mother this made me really think about what could happen legally if we were ever in the same legal situation. Very scary. The ending was perfection. It could not have been any mor ... (continue)

    A very touching story about what happens to a little girl stuck in a custody fight after her mother dies. As an adoptive mother this made me really think about what could happen legally if we were ever in the same legal situation. Very scary. The ending was perfection. It could not have been any more perfect.

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  • A sad tale of a adoptive family, their loss, anger, and love of one little girl. I wanted to have the mother over for coffee. I wanted to marry the brother. Deeply moving in every way.

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