Leave me

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The work Leave me represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

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Label

Leave me

Statement of responsibility

Gayle Forman

Creator

• trueForman, Gayle

Author

• trueForman, Gayle

Subject

• trueSelf-fulfillment in women
• truePeople who have had heart attacks
• Working mothers
• FICTION -- Contemporary Women
• trueFamily relationships
• trueMarried women
• Runaway wives -- Fiction
• trueAdoption
• Self-realization in women
• Home -- Psychological aspects -- Fiction
• trueWomen's lives and relationships
• trueSecrets
• Large type books
• trueWorkaholics
• Large type books
• trueMother deserted families
• trueFriendship
• Working mothers -- Fiction
• Runaway wives
• trueWorking mothers
• trueIdentity (Psychology)
• Self-realization in women -- Fiction
• Fiction
• Home -- Psychological aspects
• Self-actualization (Psychology) -- Fiction
• Self-actualization (Psychology)

Genre

• Fiction
• Large type books
• trueWomen's lives and relationships

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" --

Member of

• Thorndike Press large print core series

Theme

• trueBouncing back

Tone

• trueMoving
• trueAmusing

Writing style

• trueEngaging

Character

• trueWell-developed

Award

LibraryReads Favorites, 2016.

Assigning source

Provided by publisher

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

813/.6

Index

no index present

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720

Literary form

fiction

Series statement

Thorndike Press large print core

Target audience

adult