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Really tugged at my heart in places and showed how far a mother is willing to go for their child. But shes becoming more unsure of jacks feelings for. American literature september 28, 2010 superfast reader leave a comment. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2. Antoinette van heugtens first novel, saving max, follows single mother, danielle.
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Danielle has taken max from manhattan, where she works as a lawyer, to the renowned maitland clinic in plano, iowa, where max can be assessed. When fate intervenes in their relationship, libby decides to find out all she can about the. Antoinette van heugten interview episode 171 reading. Saving max ebook written by antoinette van heugten. Saving max by antoinette van heugten for books sake. Its the debut novel of antoinette van heugten, who has two autistic sons so she knows exactly what shes talking about. This book was an amazing read, and i simply couldnt put it down. In a riveting exploration of the power the past wields over the present, critically acclaimed author antoinette van heug. While the book is about max, the real character is aspergers and you get. Saving max by antoinette van heugten overdrive rakuten. Saving max by antoinette van heugten reading is my. Sep 28, 2010 i found this book on the floor of my basement building.
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I did find the book to be a real pageturner in terms of. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading saving max. Author antoinette van heugten biography and book list. The tulip eaters ebook by antoinette van heugten rakuten kobo. This book did remind me a lot of jodi picoults house rules, only because it involved a situation where the author, in my opinion, took aspergers a little too far by exaggerating every single symptom of the. In a riveting exploration of the power the past wields over the present, critically acclaimed author. Freebooknotes found 5 important quotes from 4 key chapters of saving max by antoinette van heugten. Danielle takes him to maitland, a premier psychiatric hospital, where she receives a devastating diagnosis and then finds max, bloodied and unconscious at the feet of a patient who has been brutally stabbed to death. Antoinette practiced international and admiralty law in houston, texas for thirteen years and has two autistic sons. Read the tulip eaters by antoinette van heugten available from rakuten kobo.
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