The Resource Leave me, a novel by Gayle Forman
Leave me, a novel by Gayle Forman
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The item Leave me, a novel by Gayle Forman represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Williamsburg Regional Library.
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- Summary
- For every woman who has ever fantasized about driving past her exit on the highway instead of going home to make dinner, for every woman who has ever dreamed of boarding a train to a place where no one needs constant attention--meet Maribeth Klein, a harried working mother who's so busy taking care of her husband and twins, she doesn't even realize she's had a heart attack. Afterward, surprised to discover that her recuperation seems to be an imposition on those who rely on her, Maribeth does the unthinkable: she packs a bag and leaves. But, as is so often the case, once she gets to where she's going, she sees her life from a different perspective. Far from the demands of family and career and with the help of liberating new friendships, Maribeth is finally able to own up to secrets she has been keeping from those she loves, and from herself
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 343 pages
- Isbn
- 9781616206178
- Label
- Leave me
- Title
- Leave me
- Statement of responsibility
- a novel by Gayle Forman
- Subject
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- trueWomen's lives and relationships
- Women -- Fiction
- trueWorkaholics
- Working mothers -- Fiction
- trueWorking mothers
- trueAdoption
- trueFamily relationships
- Family secrets -- Fiction
- trueFriendship
- Heart diseases in women -- Fiction
- Home -- Psychological aspects -- Fiction
- trueIdentity (Psychology)
- trueMarried women
- trueMother deserted families
- truePeople who have had heart attacks
- Runaway wives -- Fiction
- trueSecrets
- Self-actualization (Psychology) -- Fiction
- trueSelf-fulfillment in women
- Self-realization in women -- Fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- For every woman who has ever fantasized about driving past her exit on the highway instead of going home to make dinner, for every woman who has ever dreamed of boarding a train to a place where no one needs constant attention--meet Maribeth Klein, a harried working mother who's so busy taking care of her husband and twins, she doesn't even realize she's had a heart attack. Afterward, surprised to discover that her recuperation seems to be an imposition on those who rely on her, Maribeth does the unthinkable: she packs a bag and leaves. But, as is so often the case, once she gets to where she's going, she sees her life from a different perspective. Far from the demands of family and career and with the help of liberating new friendships, Maribeth is finally able to own up to secrets she has been keeping from those she loves, and from herself
- Summary
- A harried working mom, who is so busy that she fails to recognize the signs of a heart attack, leaves the family that resents helping her recover and gradually confronts the painful secrets she has been ignoring
- Award
- LibraryReads Favorites, 2016.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10524505
- Cataloging source
- CoCr/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Forman, Gayle
- Dewey number
- 813/.6
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS3606.O74773
- LC item number
- L43 2016
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile
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- 720
- 720
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Women
- Working mothers
- Home
- Self-realization in women
- Self-actualization (Psychology)
- Heart diseases in women
- Runaway wives
- Family secrets
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Leave me, a novel by Gayle Forman
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 343 pages
- Isbn
- 9781616206178
- Lccn
- 2016006430
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- 932577895
- (OCoLC)932577895
- Label
- Leave me, a novel by Gayle Forman
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 343 pages
- Isbn
- 9781616206178
- Lccn
- 2016006430
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- 932577895
- (OCoLC)932577895
Subject
- trueWomen's lives and relationships
- Women -- Fiction
- trueWorkaholics
- Working mothers -- Fiction
- trueWorking mothers
- trueAdoption
- trueFamily relationships
- Family secrets -- Fiction
- trueFriendship
- Heart diseases in women -- Fiction
- Home -- Psychological aspects -- Fiction
- trueIdentity (Psychology)
- trueMarried women
- trueMother deserted families
- truePeople who have had heart attacks
- Runaway wives -- Fiction
- trueSecrets
- Self-actualization (Psychology) -- Fiction
- trueSelf-fulfillment in women
- Self-realization in women -- Fiction
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