The Road Back: A Novel
β Scribed by Di Morrissey
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press;Macmillan Australia
- Year
- 2016;2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 445 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1466852062
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β¦ Synopsis
Journalist Chris Baxter is at a crossroads. He has an enviable life as a journalist in the U.S. and the prospect of an exciting new post in Thailand. But his needs aren't the only ones he must consider. His daughter is struggling with the effects of his divorce and her mother's remarriage. So Chris abandons dreams of Thailand and returns with his teenage daughter to his mother's house in the beautiful township of Neverend, where Chris comes to see that sometimes taking the road back is the start of a journey forward.
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β¦ Subjects
A Novel
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