| Author: | Linda Barrett | ISBN: | 9780988978003 |
| Publisher: | Linda Barrett | Publication: | May 1, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Linda Barrett |
| ISBN: | 9780988978003 |
| Publisher: | Linda Barrett |
| Publication: | May 1, 2013 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
High Concept: Divorcing couple must reconsider when their infant granddaughter is abandoned on their doorstep.
Guilt and Blame.
Shaken by tragedy, the Barnes family has fractured. Mother. Father. Son. Each dealing with the hpain separately and alone. Holding fast to guilt and blame. Real or imagined.
Claire, an artist who finally follows her dream and encounters a nightmare. Jack, a home builder who thinks he can fix anything--except what matters most. And Ian, a teenage son to be proud of. Until he moves out. Fifty miles awy from the darkness at home.
On the verge of divorce when their son's new life goes terribly awry, Claire and Jack are forced to re-examine their lives in order to save their marriage and heal a family that, according to Ian, "has gone to hell."
But can they find their way back?
----------Expanded Description:
Two years after their 12 year 0ld daughter's accident death by a motorist, Claire and Jack Barnes go through the motions of celebrating their 25th anniversary. When artist Claire produces her gift--a full-scale oil painting of their daughter--Jack has had enough. With his daughter gone, his wife focused on the past, and his 20 year old son living on his own, Jack feels like a stranger in his own home and moves out the day after the party. Claire undersands that they're heading for divorce. Two days later, when Claire is alone in the house, a young woman comes to the door and hands over her infant. She says that this is their son's baby. "I told ian she'd be too much work, and I've got other plans." The girl disappears. Ian is ready to put the baby up for adoption because his daughter deserves a strong, solid family unlike what the Barnes family has become. Claire and Jack must decide what to do.
Intersecting the main stories of the Barnes family is the subplot involving the driver of the car. No alcohol, no speeding. But guilt seeps into the driver's soul and changes her life as well as her family's lives, and not for the better. Who will say the words which will restore hope for her?
High Concept: Divorcing couple must reconsider when their infant granddaughter is abandoned on their doorstep.
Guilt and Blame.
Shaken by tragedy, the Barnes family has fractured. Mother. Father. Son. Each dealing with the hpain separately and alone. Holding fast to guilt and blame. Real or imagined.
Claire, an artist who finally follows her dream and encounters a nightmare. Jack, a home builder who thinks he can fix anything--except what matters most. And Ian, a teenage son to be proud of. Until he moves out. Fifty miles awy from the darkness at home.
On the verge of divorce when their son's new life goes terribly awry, Claire and Jack are forced to re-examine their lives in order to save their marriage and heal a family that, according to Ian, "has gone to hell."
But can they find their way back?
----------Expanded Description:
Two years after their 12 year 0ld daughter's accident death by a motorist, Claire and Jack Barnes go through the motions of celebrating their 25th anniversary. When artist Claire produces her gift--a full-scale oil painting of their daughter--Jack has had enough. With his daughter gone, his wife focused on the past, and his 20 year old son living on his own, Jack feels like a stranger in his own home and moves out the day after the party. Claire undersands that they're heading for divorce. Two days later, when Claire is alone in the house, a young woman comes to the door and hands over her infant. She says that this is their son's baby. "I told ian she'd be too much work, and I've got other plans." The girl disappears. Ian is ready to put the baby up for adoption because his daughter deserves a strong, solid family unlike what the Barnes family has become. Claire and Jack must decide what to do.
Intersecting the main stories of the Barnes family is the subplot involving the driver of the car. No alcohol, no speeding. But guilt seeps into the driver's soul and changes her life as well as her family's lives, and not for the better. Who will say the words which will restore hope for her?
