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Coast road

Barbara Delinsky

1998365 pagesabout 6–8 hours
1998
first published
  • 1998Simon & Schuster · 365 pages · ENGISBN 9780684845760
  • 1998Wheeler Pub. · 498 pages · ENGISBN 9781568956664
  • 1998Simon & Schuster · 646 pages · ENGISBN 9781568658940
  • 1999Pocket Books · 447 pages · ENGISBN 9780671027667
  • 2003Pocket · 480 pages · ENGISBN 9780743467179
  • 2004Simon & Schuster Audio · ENGISBN 9780743537919
  • 2002Simon & Schuster Audio · ENGISBN 9780743527514
  • 2008Pocket · 480 pages · ENGISBN 9781416579564

Jack McGill chose his architectural career over his family, and returned home from yet another business trip to find that his wife, Rachel, had left him. Now, six years later, a car accident has left Rachel clinging to life, and she and their two daughters desperately need him. Putting work on hold for the first time in his life, Jack decides to sit by his ex-wife's bedside. As he meets Rachel's many new friends, and tries to cope with two teenage daughters and their problems, he learns more about a woman he never really knew, her expressive art, and the secret that made her leave. Much to his astonishment, Jack begins to see Rachel, his daughters, and the story of his marriage with new eyes.

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Plot intensityCharacter driven
Character focusSmall ensemble

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