Untethered
Julie Lawson Timmer
(Author)
Description
When Char Hawthorn's husband dies unexpectedly, she is left questioning everything she once knew to be true: from the cozy small town life they built together to her relationship with her stepdaughter, who is suddenly not bound to Char in any real way. Untethered explores what bonds truly form a family and how, sometimes, love knows no bounds. Char Hawthorn, college professor, wife and stepmother to a spirited fifteen-year-old daughter, loves her family and the joyful rhythms of work and parenting. But when her husband dies in a car accident, the "step" in Char's title suddenly matters a great deal. In the eyes of the law, all rights to daughter Allie belong to Lindy, Allie's self-absorbed biological mother, who wants to girl to move to her home in California. While Allie begins to struggle in school and tensions mount between her and Char, Allie's connection to young Morgan, a ten-year-old-girl she tutors, seems to keep her grounded. But then Morgan, who was adopted out of foster care, suddenly disappears, and Char is left to wonder about a possible future without Allie and what to do about Morgan, a child caught up in a terrible crack in the system.Product Details
Price
$26.00
$24.18
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Publish Date
June 07, 2016
Pages
352
Dimensions
6.2 X 9.0 X 1.1 inches | 1.1 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9780399176272
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About the Author
Julie Lawson Timmer grew up in Ontario and earned a bachelor's degree from McMaster University before heading south of the border. She has a law degree from Southern Methodist University and works as in-house legal counsel in Michigan. She is the author of Five Days Left and lives in Ann Arbor with her husband and children.
Reviews
Praise for Untethered "A complex story about a nontraditional but often familiar family. ... Timmer handles the sensitive, emotionally charged nature of her plot with reverence and openness, avoiding harsh judgments. Untethered is a beautiful mosaic of love's many fragments, no matter how shattered."--Shelf Awareness "Examines human relationships and the concept of family in a very modern, relatable setting."--REDBOOK "Gripping and thoughtful new novel" - Emily Giffin, New York Times bestselling author of The One and Only "Captivating characters and a plot that will keep the pages turning through to the climactic end."--RT Book Reviews "A thoughtfully written and ultimately uplifting celebration of families that are not bound by blood or by law but by love."--Kirkus Reviews "Harper Lee famously wrote that you can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family. In Untethered, Julie Lawson Timmer makes mincemeat of this old chestnut, proving that a modern family can indeed consist of people who find their own way to each other, however circuitously. The pulse of the story is in the journey, and the triumph is in the unexpectedness of the destination. If you're inclined to gently strong-arm your book club, Timmer's is a poignant page-turner worth going to the mat for."--Elisabeth Egan, author of A Window Opens
