The Breakdown Lane - Softcover

"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

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

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

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 that forces her children to undertake a dangerous journey to find their father. By the author of Christmas, Present. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.