Fault Lines A Novel
Fault Lines A Novel by Anne Rivers Siddons, published by HarperCollins on January 18, 2011, is a reprint edition comprising 368 pages. The narrative centers on Merritt Fowler, a devoted caretaker who has dedicated her life to supporting her younger sister, Laura, her husband, Pom, and Pom’s mother, who suffers from Alzheimer’s. As Merritt grapples with the emotional burdens of her family, a crisis arises when her daughter, Glynn, runs away to California, prompting Merritt to follow her in hopes of mending their strained relationship.
In this exploration of familial dynamics, readers will find Merritt navigating the complexities of motherhood and sisterhood against the backdrop of California’s Santa Cruz Mountains. The story delves into themes of emotional support and personal sacrifice, as the three women confront their individual challenges. As they journey together, they must face their pasts and the fractures within their relationships, ultimately seeking healing and understanding. This edition presents a poignant look at the ties that bind families, set within the context of personal struggles and the quest for connection.
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Merritt Fowler is a natural caretaker who has spent most of her life attending to the emotional needs of those closest to her: her beautiful, erratic younger sister, Laura; her self-sacrificing physician husband, Pom; and now Pom’s destructive, Alzheimer’s-afflicted mother. Exhausted and confused by the burdens she’s taken on, Merritt faces a new crisis when a fierce family quarrel makes her fragile sixteen-year-old daughter, Glynn, flee their Atlanta home to seek sanctuary in California with Aunt Laura, a Hollywood actress whose career is in decline. Following Glynn west and deciding to stay there—against her irate husband’s wishes—Merritt hopes to heal the ever-widening fissures between mother and daughter, sister and sister. And on an impulsive trip up the coast into the Santa Cruz Mountains—earthquake country—the three women will have to confront their separate demons in order to save and change their lives.
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