The Breakdown Lane - Brossura

Mitchard, Jacquelyn

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ISBN 10: 0060587253 ISBN 13: 9780060587253

Casa editrice: Harper Torch, 2006

Riassunto

Doling out advice in a Wisconsin newspaper column, Julianne Ambrose Gillis struggles with the challenges of her husband's inexplicable abandonment and her subsequent diagnosis with a serious illness, a situation for which her children undertake a dangerous journey to find their father. By the author of Christmas, Present. Reprint.

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“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.” (Lisa Ko, author of The Leavers)

“...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)

L'autore:

New York Times bestseller Jacquelyn Mitchard's novels include The Deep End of the Ocean, Twelve Times Blessed, and The Breakdown Lane. She is also the author of The Rest of Us: Dispatches from the Mother Ship, a collection of her newspaper columns. She lives with her husband and six children in Madison, Wisconsin.

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• Editore: Harper Torch
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0060587253
• ISBN 13: 9780060587253
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 447