The Breakdown Lane - Softcover

'Compelling and emotional, this is an honest, heart-warming and passionate portrayal of familial love, grief and friendship' * People's Friend * 'Her writing is distinguished by the depth of characterization' * The Bookseller * She's good * Bookseller * No-holds-barred family drama ... another page-turner from Mitchard * Publishers' Weekly * A completely engaging book * Boston Globe * A first-rate storyteller * Newsweek * 'Beautifully written and inspiring' * Sun * Reading just doesn't get any better than this * Jodi Picoult *

Every family has it's problems - Julie Gillis collects them. She's used to telling the readers of her agony column what to do, but somehow she's missed the warning signs at home. A loving mother and a good wife, she is shattered when her husband Leo walks out, leaving her to bring up two teenagers and a small daughter alone. But even tougher times lie ahead - and Julie's going to need all she's got to keep her family together and start again. With her trademark insight, Jacquelyn Mitchard delicately unravels the complications of human emotion within a story that is compelling as it is inspiring.