Haley Maxton ran a stop sign, killing her younger sister Caitlin. Now the family is falling apart. Julia deep-rooted anger against Haley won't go away. Her husband, Ben, has drifted away emotionally. Youngest daughter Izzy is lost in the shuffle. And despite Haley's insistence that she's fine, her actions scream otherwise. Julia decides to take Haley on a cross-country drive, hoping they can bridge the gulf between them. Will they be able to save each other-- and their family? - (Baker & Taylor)
Struggling to repair strained bonds after her dutiful daughter is killed in an accident caused by her defiant older daughter, Julia takes her surviving daughter on a cross-country drive and struggles with questions about her own shortcomings as a parent. By the award-winning author of As Close As Sisters. Original. - (Baker & Taylor)
Struggling to repair bonds after her dutiful daughter is killed in an accident caused by her defiant older daughter, Julia takes her surviving daughter on a cross-country drive and questions her own shortcomings as a parent. - (Baker & Taylor)
Julia Maxton can’t imagine anything worse than losing one of her three daughters—until the day seventeen-year-old Haley runs a stop sign, killing her younger sister Caitlin. Six weeks after the crash, the family is falling apart. Julia struggles not to show hostility toward Haley, but her deep-rooted anger won’t go away. Her husband, Ben, has drifted away emotionally. Their youngest daughter, Izzy, is lost in the shuffle. And despite Haley’s insistence that she’s fine, her actions scream otherwise. <br> <br> Fearing that she’s about to lose a second child, Julia decides to take Haley on a cross-country drive. Maybe somewhere between Nevada and Maine they can bridge the gulf between them. But first there will be painful questions to face—is Julia a good mother? Did she secretly love responsible, respectful Caitlin more than defiant Haley? Can Haley ever find peace with her mother—and herself—again?<br> <br> In Colleen Faulkner’s most thought-provoking and complex novel to date, an unthinkable tragedy becomes the starting place for a powerful journey toward healing and hope. Honest and unforgettable, <i>Julia’s Daughters</i> explores the surprising ways that families—even the most fractured—can save each other, over and over again. - (Random House, Inc.)