The Breakdown Lane - Hardcover

Mitchard, Jacquelyn

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060587245 ISBN 13: 9780060587246

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2005

Synopsis

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. 150,000 first printing.

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Review:

"Mitchard dissects feelings of loyalty, betrayal and guilt with such aplomb, the book moves along like a thriller."--Life magazine

"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

"[Mitchard's] tale of an imploding American family will rule the beaches this summer."--Associated Press

"Mitchard's work...is filled with vivid characters who live out loud, and in vibrant color."--Capital Times

"From our petulant, prideful heroine to her sullen-yet-saintly son, each character's complexities shine..."--Washington Post

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

."..An intriguing study of a quintessential American family...[a] thought-provoking, introspective novel."--BookPage

"[Mitchard] takes emotional family events and makes something fresh yet familiar about them..."--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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"

Book Description:

As if life wasnt hard enough . . .

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0060587245
• ISBN 13: 9780060587246
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 382