Untethered, Julie Lawson Timmer
Untethered, Julie Lawson Timmer
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Untethered

Author: Julie Lawson Timmer

Narrator: Emily Sutton-Smith

Unabridged: 9 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/07/2016


Synopsis

When Char Hawthorne's husband dies unexpectedly, she is left questioning everything she once knew to be true: from the cozy small town life they built together to her relationship with her stepdaughter, who is suddenly not bound to Char in any real way. Untethered explores what bonds truly form a family and how, sometimes, love knows no bounds.Char Hawthorn, college professor, wife and stepmother to a spirited fifteen-year-old daughter, loves her family and the joyful rhythms of work and parenting. But when her husband dies in a car accident, the “step” in Char’s title suddenly matters a great deal. In the eyes of the law, all rights to daughter Allie belong to Lindy, Allie’s self-absorbed biological mother, who wants to girl to move to her home in California.While Allie begins to struggle in school and tensions mount between her and Char, Allie’s connection to young Morgan, a ten-year-old-girl she tutors, seems to keep her grounded. But then Morgan, who was adopted out of foster care, suddenly disappears, and Char is left to wonder about a possible future without Allie and what to do about Morgan, a child caught up in a terrible crack in the system.

About Julie Lawson Timmer

Julie Lawson Timmer grew up in Canada and earned a bachelor’s degree from McMaster University and a law degree from Southern Methodist University. She lives in Ann Arbor with her husband and children and is a lawyer. She is the author of the acclaimed novel Five Days Left.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Deanna on May 18, 2016

4.5 stars This is the second book I've read by Julie Lawson Timmer. I read "Five Days Left" last year and I really enjoyed it. So I was pretty excited for this book. When I was approved to read the ARC from NetGalley I was thrilled. Then I started to worry that I wouldn't like it as much as I liked h......more

Goodreads review by Sherri on June 23, 2017

Untethered started out slow and I almost gave up around 1/2 way in (in fact, I usually only give a book 1/4 way through if I decide to ditch it but for whatever reason I kept going) but I went back and read the reviews and it got a lot of great reviews. I kept going and I found myself thinking “wow,......more

Goodreads review by Laura on July 06, 2016

A story not just of love & family but the context of what makes a family. Not biology but the true sense of compassion & protection you can feel for another soul. Julie manages to convey that sense without error.......more

Goodreads review by Lori on April 05, 2016

A gripping story filled with tension and conflict, I devoured this one. In her trademark style, Julie Lawson Timmer masterfully blurs the lines between right and wrong, creating a morally ambiguous novel perfect for book clubs.......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on November 19, 2016

An incredible book by Julie Lawson Timmer. As a former stepmother (and now mother of my oldest daughter), this story line hit too close to home for me. While I can only talk about my family, it was my biggest fear (until I was able to adopt my daughter), that something would happen to my husband and......more