The Luggage Drop: A Novel
A compelling, heart-wrenching, true to life story about PTSD and suicide, the enduring power of unconditional love — and the struggle to overcome that which consumes us.
Some say we can’t rewrite the ending to our story. Jen challenges that…
Jennifer Stein, a playwright, wife, mother and country girl at heart from the Northwest who moved her family years ago to the Big Apple to work on the production of her first musical, a musical that became a Broadway smash hit that catapulted her into the limelight, has left New York and is driving west again. This time though — she’s alone. And she’s on a mission, a mission to confront the person who left her when she needed her most.
Maura, an empty nester in rural Oklahoma, finds herself in a dilemma. And the choice she is about to make may or may not provide her the answer she’s looking for and could — forever — end her relationship with her estranged daughter.
Heather, Jennifer’s daughter, is unknowingly at the center of it all.
Amazon Categories:
Literature & Fiction Women’s Fiction Mothers & Children
Literature & Fiction Realistic Fiction Family Saga
Literature & Fiction Contemporary Fiction
Literature & Fiction Literary Fiction Psychological
Death & Grief
Love & Loss
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I’m not sure how I feel about this book.It’s the tale told by a mother of her child’s battle with mental illness, which should spark empathy… And yet, the overwrought, nearly hysterical style it’s written in makes it more about the mother. She refers to “my girl” and “my beautiful child” ad nauseum, with constant references to her singing talent as if those are the only strengths that matter. Descriptions of people, places, and emotions are very drawn out, as in this…