Deep end of the Ocean
1998 Nominated

Deep end of the Ocean

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

The Deep End of the Ocean by Jacquelyn Mitchard is a powerful 1996 debut novel about a mother’s nightmare when her three-year-old son, Ben, is kidnapped at a reunion, tearing her family apart for nine years until an unexpected return forces them to confront grief, guilt, and forgiveness, becoming Oprah’s Book Club’s first selection and a major bestseller. 

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Jacquelyn
Mitchard

Jacquelyn Mitchard is an American journalist and author. She is the author of the best-selling novel The Deep End of the Ocean, which was the first selection for Oprah's Book Club, on September 17, 1996. Other books by Mitchard include The Breakdown Lane, Twelve Times Blessed, Christmas, Present, A Theory of Relativity, The Most Wanted, Cage of Stars, No Time to Wave Goodbye, Second Nature - A Love Story, and Still Summer.
Jacquelyn Mitchard is an American journalist and author. She is the author of the best-selling novel The Deep End of the Ocean, which was the first selection for Oprah's Book Club, on September 17, 1996. Other books by Mitchard include The Breakdown Lane, Twelve Times Blessed, Christmas, Present, A Theory of Relativity, The Most Wanted, Cage of Stars, No Time to Wave Goodbye, Second Nature - A Love Story, and Still Summer.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Country
United Kingdom
Publisher
Viking, Penguin

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