Bøger af Janice Dodge

How do you rescue someone who does not wish to be rescued? Margaret is alone in Mexico, and she is in trouble. Has the recent death of her husband completely sapped her ability to cope and placed her in harm's way? Her daughters in the U.S., Rachel and Naomi, realize from mystifying and off-kilter phone conversations that something is seriously wrong, and that they must travel to Mexico and bring Margaret home. But how do you rescue someone who doesn't wish to be rescued? That was the challenge for Rachel and Naomi when they flew to Mexico City to meet their mother and bring her back to Florida. To unite behind their common purpose, they must first traverse hurt feelings and tensions of the past. Then they must find Margaret and persuade her to go home with them. Finally, after events spin out of control, they have to convince the Mexico City police to let them leave. Inspired by true events.

Cole Luce is a guitar-maker who dreams of securing his reputation as a master luthier and achieving financial success with a small guitar manufacturing company. His goal is close to realization when his company investors withdraw financial support without warning and mysteriously drop out of contact. Without financial support, his dream quickly turns to despair as his electricity is turned off, his cars are repossessed, his health insurance cancelled, and he and his wife, Jewell, find themselves staring into a nearly empty refrigerator and pantry. It is when Jewell is admitted to Edna P. Slate's Women's Center for evaluation of depression and exhaustion that he must face the real possibility that that his wife's health is at risk and his marriage may be crumbling. His guitars are almost ready to show; his vision is nearly realized; his years of striving are on the verge of bearing fruit...but to continue his quest may prove too costly. Heartbreak Guitar is the story of a man with a passion, but few resources. It is the story of a man who is striving to fulfill a dream, but whose quest puts in jeopardy the most important elements in his life...his marriage, family and friends.