T
he Deep End of the Ocean
By Jacquelyn Mitchard (Author)
Oprah Book Club® Selection | September 1996
This is the first title chosen for Oprah’s Book Club
Editorial Review:
The horror of losing a child is somehow made worse when the case goes unsolved for nearly a decade, reports Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel columnist Jacquelyn Mitchard in this searing first novel. In it, 3-year-old Ben Cappadora is kidnapped from a hotel lobby where his mother is checking into her 15th high school reunion. His disappearance tears the family apart and invokes separate experiences of anguish, denial, and self-blame. Marital problems and delinquency in Ben’s older brother (in charge of him the day of his kidnapping) ensue. Mitchard depicts the family’s friction and torment–along with many gritty realities of family life–with the candor of a journalist and compassion of someone who has seemingly been there. International publishing and movie rights sold fast on this one: It’s a blockbuster.
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T
he Deep End of the Ocean (1999) (DVD)
Actors: Michelle Pfeiffer, Treat Williams, Whoopi Goldberg, Jonathan Jackson, Cory Buck
| Rated: PG-13 | Format: DVD
Product Description:
In this emotional drama based on the best-selling novel, Michelle Pfeiffer and Treat Williams are parents whose lives are torn apart when their 3-year-old son is abducted during a visit to Chicago. Nine years later, they discover that the boy is living just blocks away from their new home, with a new name and a man he calls “Dad.” Whoopi Goldberg, Jonathan Jackson co-star. 109 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Surround; Subtitles: English; “making of” featurette; theatrical trailer.
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