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The Breakdown Lane

by Jacquelyn Mitchard, Anna Fields
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Synopsis

Where can a woman turn when her own life threatens to overwhelm her ability to keep her children safe? New York Times bestselling author Jacquelyn Mitchard takes the readers of her newest novel on a wry and moving journey of loss and healing.

Giving advice is what Julieanne does for a living - every Sunday she doles it out in a column in her local Wisconsin paper. But when it comes to her personal life, Julie herself seems to have missed some clues. Having worked creatively to keep her twenty-year marriage to Leo fresh and exciting and to be a good mother, she is completely caught off guard when he tells her he needs to go on a "sabbatical" from their life together, leaving Julie and their three children behind. But it soon becomes clear that his leave of absence is meant to be permanent.

Things take a turn for the worse when Julie is diagnosed with a serious illness and the children undertake a dangerous journey to find Leo - before it's too late. As the known...

Associated Press

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

About the Author, Jacquelyn Mitchard

Tackling themes of death, grief, and emotional turmoil without lapsing into cheap sentimentality, Jacquelyn Mitchard has made a career of pulling the heartstrings without patronizing her readers. With her debut novel The Deep End of the Ocean, the first book ever to be featured in Oprah s Book Club, Mitchard began a career distinguished by intelligent and entertaining explorations of life s darkest moments.

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Book Details

Published
April 1, 2005
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
MP3 Book
ISBN
9780060842864

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