Jacquelyn Mitchard Knihy

Při automobilové nehodě přijdou o život mladí manželé, kteří po sobě zanechají osmnáctiměsíční dcerku. Obě pozůstalé rodiny se těžce vyrovnávají s bolestnou ztrátou a upínají se k jediné naději, která jim zbyla, maličké Keefer. Rozpoutá se nelítostný boj o dítě. Složitá soudní jednání o adopci zdlouhavá prošetřování, neuspokojivá rozhodnutí a dramatická odvolací řízení soupeřící rodiny natolik znepřátelí, že mezi nimi dojde k naprostému odcizení. To samozřejmě děvčátku neprospívá, a proto soudce kauzy žádá od rozhádaných příbuzných co nejrychleji dohodu, jinak bude dítě svěřeno do péče jiné, cizí rodiny. Závažnost situace si uvědomuje především Gordon, bratr zemřelé matky, který pod tlakem událostí dozrává v odpovědného muže. Z lásky a pro dobro své milované neteře se s těžkým srdcem adopce vzdává ve prospěch druhé strany. Záhy si však osud se všemi znovu zahraje...

From the author of The Deep End of the Ocean, The Most Wanted bursts into life with the bright flash of a forest fire, in a story about the unreasoning power of love. Mitchard has fierce, brave & tender insights into the bonds of mothers & daughters.

Jacquelyn Mitchard reaches for heart and mind simultaneously, with both wit and nostalgia but never with sentimentality. Whether writing of gun laws and garage sales, the loneliness of the long-haul single mother, fear of gardening, or the late great American game of baseball, Mitchard stresses the personal stake each of us has in the stand-up drama of daily life. The single mother of five children, she shares her own family's dramas and epiphanies - her own mother's tradition of optimism based on nothing, the early death of her husband, the adoption of her baby daughter - as well as the great wheeling issues that confound 1990s Americans every day. If Jacquelyn Mitchard wore a T-shirt, it would say, "What are you waiting for?" Along with only a few writers of our time - Judith Viorst, Anna Quindlen, Erma Bombeck - Jacquelyn Mitchard is able to concoct a graceful blend of humor, vinegar and eloquence that reminds us that no matter how we change or how far we range, we are all "the rest of us."

When his sister and her husband die in a car accident, Gordon McKenna and his parents are thrown into a fierce custody battle for three-year-old Keefer, as they try to prove that a single man can make a good parent and that adopted siblings have the same rights as biological ones.

A mother tries to cope with missing her kidnapped child for eight years and how to get him back once she finds him.

When her husband decides to leave, advice columnist Julianne Ambrose Gillis must carry on alone. In his absence, Julie is diagnosed with a serious illness, which drives her children to undertake a dangerous journey to find their dad.

A beautiful late autumn day, an innocent game of hide-and-seek . . . but when twelve-year-old Ronnie Swan emerges from her hiding-place, she finds the brutally murdered bodies of her two little sisters. Nearby, a complete stranger covered in blood, sits sobbing on the family picnic table. The killer, Scott Early, is schizophrenic. And although her parents somehow find the strength to forgive him, Ronnie cannot. Over the years, calmly, systematically, she plans her revenge. But as she closes in on Early, Ronnie will discover the true meaning of sin and compassion - and her decision will change her and her family's lives for ever.

What do you do when the person you love best becomes unrecognizable to you? For Thea Demetriou, the answer is both simple and agonizing: you keep loving him somehow.Stefan was just seventeen when he went to prison for the drug-fueled murder of his girlfriend, Belinda. Three years later, he’s released to a world that refuses to let him move on. Belinda’s mother, once Thea’s good friend, galvanizes the community to rally against him to protest in her daughter’s memory. The media paints Stefan as a symbol of white privilege and indifferent justice. Neighbors, employers, even some members of Thea's own family turn away.Meanwhile Thea struggles to understand her son. At times, he is still the sweet boy he has always been; at others, he is a young man tormented by guilt and almost broken by his time in prison. But as his efforts to make amends meet escalating resistance and threats, Thea suspects more forces are at play than just community outrage. And if there is so much she never knew about her own son, what other secrets has she yet to uncover—especially about the night Belinda died?

The story unfolds two decades after Beth Cappadora's son, Ben, was abducted at the age of three. Miraculously returning nine years later, the family faces the challenges of reintegration and healing as they navigate the complexities of their shattered lives. The narrative explores themes of loss, resilience, and the enduring bond of family.

This gripping family drama delves into the intricate themes of loyalty, deception, and jealousy, showcasing the emotional turmoil that arises within relationships. Jacquelyn Mitchard masterfully weaves a narrative that keeps readers engaged as characters navigate their complex connections, revealing how secrets and betrayals can shape their lives. The story promises to be a compelling exploration of the bonds that tie families together and the struggles that can tear them apart.