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Written by Jacquelyn Mitchard - Audio book performed by Juliette Parker - Unabridged Fiction - 9 CASSETTES - 13.5 hours

Publisher, Harper Audio (June 2001)

"Few are her equal in illuminating the personal stake we all have in the daily business of living." --People

"Mitchard . . . brings literary finesse, wisdom, and deep emotion to this believable and remarkably involving tale." --Booklist

"Deft . . . complex . . . a powerful tale of a shattering custody battle." --Us Weekly

Jacquelyn Mitchard's first novel, The Deep End of the Ocean, launched the Oprah Winfrey 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.

About the Author: Jacquelyn Mitchard is the critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of The Deep End of the Ocean. She is also the author of The Most Wanted and The Rest of Us: Dispatches from the Mother Ship, a collection of her newspaper columns. She lives outside of Madison, Wisconsin.