Leaving Home brings together three, previously published short pieces, each dealing with a variation on the theme of leaving home.

The first, "Weights and Measures," deals with the tragic loss of a child.

The second is a non-fiction letter Picoult wrote to her eldest son as he left for college.

Ritz tells the story of a mother who takes the vacation all mothers need sometime.

Jodi Picoult has the remarkable ability to portray an event's key moments and feelings in a potent narration that tugs at the heartstrings. Leaving Home's three emotionally charged stories deal with a gamut of pain, regret, unconditional love, memory, motherhood, and friendship that the author renders almost palpably.

Read by: Jodi Picoult

Runtime: 1 hour 26 minutes
Discs: 2
Tracks every 3 minutes for easy bookmarking.