The Breakdown Lane - Couverture souple

Mitchard, Jacquelyn

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0060587253 ISBN 13 : 9780060587253

Editeur : Avon, 2006

Synopsis

Book by Mitchard Jacquelyn

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

“From our petulant, prideful heroine to her sullen-yet-saintly son, each character’s complexities shine...” (Washington Post)

“[Mitchard] takes emotional family events and makes something fresh yet familiar about them...” (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

“Mitchard’s work...is filled with vivid characters who live out loud, and in vibrant color.” (Capital Times)

“THE BREAKDOWN LANE takes the reader on a journey of love and loss, self-discovery and synergy, a satisfying story. (Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel)

“Mitchard dissects feelings of loyalty, betrayal and guilt with such aplomb, the book moves along like a thriller.” (Life magazine)

“[Mitchard’s] tale of an imploding American family will rule the beaches this summer.” (Associated Press)

“...An intriguing study of a quintessential American family...[a] thought-provoking, introspective novel.” (BookPage)

“I dare you to read Breakdown Lane and not adore its quirky, all-too-human cast of characters. With her ear for language and artist’s eye for detail, Jackie Mitchard will take you on a journey through loss, hope, and every kind of love there is.” (No Source)

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Every family has its catastrophes . . .

Julieanne Gillis's family collects them. An advice columnist for a local newspaper, Julie dispenses wisdom to her readers, but somehow missed the signs that something was wrong in her own home. Devoted to being a good mother and keeping her twenty-year marriage fresh and exciting, she is shocked by her husband's surprise announcement that he needs a "sabbatical" from their life together -- and devastated when he disappears, leaving Julie with no funds to raise two teenagers and a small daughter alone. But it is the discovery that Julieanne suffers from a serious illness that truly crumbles her family's foundation -- setting her children on a dangerous, quixotic journey to locate their missing father . . . before it's too late.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Avon
• Date d'édition: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0060587253
• ISBN 13: 9780060587253
• Reliure: Poche
• Nombre de pages: 464