The Mother Road [NOOK Book]

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Within the course of a week, Natalie is dumped by her husband, receives an urgent call home from her father, and discovers her estranged sister is pregnant.

A
road trip on Route 66 may not help, but it sure couldn't hurt. Or so Natalie ...
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Overview

Within the course of a week, Natalie is dumped by her husband, receives an urgent call home from her father, and discovers her estranged sister is pregnant.

A
road trip on Route 66 may not help, but it sure couldn't hurt. Or so Natalie thinks, until
Lindsay's boyfriend starts stalking them. Will their trip down the Mother Road bring the two sisters closer together or turn out to be the biggest wrong turn yet?


"Relationships are the backbone of The Mother Road, and AlLee gives us real ones, conflicted and complicated. I alternated between cheering Natalie and wanting to smack her upside the head. Not that her younger sister is perfect. Not by a long shot. But I
fell in love with these characters and wished the road trip hadn't ended so soon. Novel Rocket and I give it a very high recommendation. It's a must read." Ane Mulligan, Sr. Editor
Novel Rocket

"With a compelling, fresh voice, Jennifer AlLee blends Americana with the trials of a modern-day family. The Mother Road's a simply smashing story. Not to be missed!" - Patti Lacy Author, Reclaiming
Lily 

"I felt like I was right there in the car with estranged sisters, Natalie and Lindsay, as they motored down The Mother
Road toward a future free from heartache, loneliness, and fear. You don't want to miss this fun story that will tweak your every emotion (and a few you might have forgotten about)! I'm making space on my "keepers shelf" for this one!" - Loree Lough,
 best-selling author of more than 80 award-winning books, including reader favorite
From Ashes to Honor

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Editorial Reviews

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Natalie's life is perfect. Happily married herself, she is also a marriage expert to whom women turn for advice. Imagine her shock when her husband asks for a divorce so that he can marry his pregnant mistress! The news comes as a double blow, since Natalie has always wanted a child but is unable to conceive. Tragedy hits again when she receives a call from her father asking that she and her sister come home to visit their ailing mother. Suddenly, Natalie is embarking on a cross-country road trip with a pregnant sister she hasn't spoken to in years. Can miles of road bring the two closer together? VERDICT AlLee's (The Pastor's Wife) latest contemporary features well-drawn characters and witty dialog, making this a sure bet for fans of fresh, smart inspirational fiction. Adriana Trigiani readers might also want to give this a try.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781426754043
  • Publisher: Abingdon Press
  • Publication date: 4/1/2012
  • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
  • Format: eBook
  • Sales rank: 5,542
  • File size: 2 MB

Meet the Author

Jennifer AlLee believes the most important thing a woman can do is discover her identity in
God – a theme that carries throughout her stories. She has written skits, activity pages, and over one hundred contributions to Concordia Publishing House’s popular My Devotions series. Her novels include The Love of His Brother (Five Star, 11/07), The
Pastor’s Wife, (Abingdon Press, 2/10), The Mother Road (Abingdon
Press, 4/12), and the upcoming A Wild Goose Chase Christmas, book two in the Quilts of Love series (Abingdon Press, 11/12). She’s an active member of American Christian
Fiction Writers and Romance Writers of America. Jennifer resides in the grace-filled city of Las
Vegas with her husband and teenage son. Visit her website at jenniferallee.com
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  • Posted June 23, 2012

    Loved this book!!! Although it dealt with some serious, tough is

    Loved this book!!! Although it dealt with some serious, tough issues, the tone was light, breezy, and thoroughly enjoyable. It held my interest from start to finish. I can't say that about many books these days. The journey along route 66 was tons of fun, and I loved the sassy first person narrator. This one is a keeper!

    6 out of 6 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted July 26, 2012

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    Great read

    Great book about finding a friendship you thought was lost, loving, forgiving, admitting you were wrong and standing by the ones you love.

    3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 5, 2012

    Great

    Good read about love forgiveness

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 29, 2012

    Great Book

    I really enjoyed seeing where this adventure was going to lead. Keeps you wanting to know more all through the book.

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 15, 2012

    this book went very fast. Easy to read and interesting. I lik


    this book went very fast. Easy to read and interesting. I like road trip books

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 17, 2012

    Looked fun. Was preachy.

    Looked fun. Was preachy.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted June 14, 2012

    great read.

    this was a good book for fun. very enjoyable!

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 13, 2012

    4.5 stars

    If you've ever asked the question "How could God mean anything good to come of my bad experience?", you should enjoy this book. A real hidden gem.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted April 30, 2012

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    The Mother Road by Jennifer AlLee First thing that interested m

    The Mother Road by Jennifer AlLee
    First thing that interested me about his book was Route 66. Tom Brockaw had done a special on TV about the places on that route.
    Natalie Marino married for 18 ears had the perfect welcome home dinner ready on the table when her husband came home from his business trip. Instead he informs her he's with his assistant and she is pregant and he, Tony wants a divorce.
    She is a Christian romance writer, how to books about marriage and how will others see her now that she won't even be married?
    Jade her assistant helps pack up and move his clothes to the porch and even finds her a lawyer.
    Nat stops at her sisters apartment an hour away and finds her things packed, a bruise under her eye and 4 months pregnant. She convinces her their Dad needs them to come home to see their Mother while she may still remember who they are.
    The start out at Santa Monica Pier and travel along Rt 66 to get to their parents home in Illinois.
    Upon after an elderly couple take a video of them standing near the sign they find out their car with all of Lindsay's belongings is stolen.
    They get a nice convertible with a radio as a loaner.
    Fascinating thing is the travel agent has highlighted all the places along 66 that they just must stop at. While Nat is videotaping she reads along from the tour guide so I feel like I'm seeing/hearing about the places as if I am right there.
    As the sisters have not been in contact with one another the trip is going to be a long one especially when Lindsay is 4 months pregnant and always has to use the bathroom.
    Sleep in a Wigwam has got to be the ultimate thing to do driving cross country! Sisters are bonding and talking more as they also sightsee along their journey.
    Upon arriving home they see for themselves what the disease has done to their mother.
    They have a lot to work through but with faith anything is possible....

    1 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 17, 2013

    Finding a new way forward

    Families in crisis need additional help, and this is where the main character finds herself. Her personal life is in the dumper and her mom has Alzheimer's Disease. Her reaction to these events propell the action in the book.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 12, 2013

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    I liked it very much, a well written, thoughtful book.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 20, 2013

    Highly recoommend

    Very good christian read.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 12, 2013

    Good story

    Some heavy issues in this book, but the author manages to add humour and even a little romance mixed in with a difficult family dynamic.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 11, 2013

    Recommend

    Family relationships --- relevant and fun read.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 11, 2012

    Fun adventure

    I was surprised that this book was more about sisters re-connecting than mother/child, but it was a delightful book that I devoured and enjoyed thoroughly.

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  • Posted December 11, 2012

    Great read

    This isn't generally the kind of book that I read but I couldn't put it down. It was a completely relatable story even if you haven't been through what she is going through or even have a sister. I loved it.

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  • Posted December 10, 2012

    I recommend this book!

    Two sisters with a ten year age difference getting to know and appreciate each other on a road trip down Route 66 while going back home to see there mother with alzheimer's. Little sister is all grown up with a mind of her own but how to convince her older sibling.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 28, 2012

    Needs a sequel!!

    Such a great book! Waiting for #2!

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  • Posted May 24, 2012

    The Mother Road by Jennifer Allee is a book about Natalie who is

    The Mother Road by Jennifer Allee is a book about Natalie who is cheated on by her husband and tells her one evening that he wants a divorce. He not only had an affair with his assistant but he has gotten her pregnant. Natalie is of course devastated by this news and of course is angry, angry at her husband, angry at herself and angry at God. Natalie is a published author and expert on marriage so she feels because of the divorce she will be jobless as an author. She gets a phone call from her father telling her that she and her sister, Lindsay, who she has not seen in years, need to come home to see their mother. He tells Natalie that her mother has Alzheimer's, and that he is concerned that she will not know her daughters.
    Natalie contacts her sister and they plan on driving from California to Illinois and plan to travel as much as they can on Route 66. Lindsay is pregnant and Ben the father of her child does not want children so Natalie does not trust him at all and thinks that Ben is abusing Lindsay.
    I have been divorced and I can understand the feelings of anger and betrayal and I could feel along with Natalie her mistrust of men and feeling like a failure. The other issue in this story is the subject of Alzheimers. I have also been influenced by this horrible disease that robs a person of cognizant thought and functions. I felt that the author touched on these sensitive issues with grace and compassion. We all have to learn forgiveness in ourselves and others before we can be truly happy in life and The Mother Road does just that, I do not want to give anything away but I was happy with the ending of the story. The Mother Road is also the name for Route 66 and I found it interesting that the author included this in the story..like a new beginning.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 10, 2012

    River

    So what do ya think? Now that u figured out im findingstone.

    0 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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