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When the Road Ends
1992 book by Jean Thesman
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| Author | Jean Thesman |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | young adult literature |
| Published | Boston MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1992[1] |
| Media type | Book |
| Pages | 184 |
| ISBN | 9780395595077 |
| OCLC | 23693602 |
When the Road Ends (1992) is a young-adult novel by Jean Thesman.[2]
Plot introduction
Twelve-year-old Mary Jack is in the foster home of a conscientious but clueless Episcopal priest, Father Matt, and his selfish troubled wife Jill.
Jean thesman biography
Also in their care is the silent Jane, a seven-year-old girl who had been abused. The house becomes further troubled by the introduction of an Adam, age 14; but when Matt's injured sister comes to live with them, Jill threatens to leave.
In order to save his marriage, Matt sends the children and his sister to live in a cabin in the mountains, supposedly with the help of a mean housekeeper who abandons them. They are forced to work togethe