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The Breaks by Ellen Barker is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Breaks about?
A contemporary literary novel about an unlikely friendship between two very different women, The Breaks will appeal to fans of Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine . Waking up in the emergency room with a broken arm is not one of the ways Marianne imagined her first date with Carl, if it is a date, ending up. Nor was driving up to the entrance of a women's prison a few weeks later anywhere on her radar. But here she is. At least I'm on this side of the gate . She picks up newly released Stephanie, as a favor to a nun she barely knows, returns to her East of Troost home, and finds herself immersed in a whole new drama. East of Troost is Marianne's childhood neighborhood, downtrodden by decades of redlining and a wide swath of destruction to make way for an expressway. Marianne moves back after a reversal of fortune limits her options. She repairs the house and deals with a couple of "incidents"—hence her acquaintance with Officer Carl. ...
Who reads The Breaks?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Ellen Barker
- Publisher
- She Writes Press
- Published
- 2025
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781647428419
- Category
- work of fiction
- Rating
- 3.24 / 5 (32 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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