In this Book
- At The Breakers: A Novel
- Book
- 2009
- Published by: The University Press of Kentucky
- Series: Kentucky Voices
In At The Breakers, Mary Ann Taylor-Hall presents Jo Sinclair, a longtime single mother of four children. Fleeing an abusive relationship after a shocking attack, Jo finds herself in Sea Cove, New Jersey, in front of The Breakers, a salty old hotel in the process of renovation. Impulsively, she negotiates for a job painting the guest rooms and settles in with her youngest child, thirteen-year-old Nick. As each room is transformed under brush and roller, Jo finds a way to renovate herself, reclaiming a promising life derailed by pregnancy and a forced marriage at age fourteen.
At The Breakers is a deeply felt and beautifully written novel about forgiveness and reconciliation. Jo Sinclair, put through the fire, emerges with a chance at a full, rich life for herself and her children, if only she has the faith to take it.
Table of Contents
- Part One: September
- pp. 1-51
- Part Two: November
- pp. 53-115
- Part Three: November & December
- pp. 117-174
- Part Four: Christmas Week
- pp. 175-228
- Part Five: January
- pp. 229-259
- Part Six: Late January
- pp. 261-309
- Part Seven: January 28
- pp. 311-338
- Acknowledgments
- p. 339