The Ride to Jubilee de Ellen Gibson-Adler

The Ride to Jubilee

Ellen Gibson-Adler

Born in an ambulance fleeing the disease and chaos of Tokyo following World War II, Nelle enters the world like a wild man riding bareback. As the daughter of a commissioned officer in the US Army and a courageous mother who is one of the first wives to join American soldiers in occupied Japan, Nelle's young life is dictated by military orders that transport her family from Japan to Alaska to Texas and Louisiana. But it is not long before Nelle begins wearing the scars gained from an anchorless existence that erodes her foundation of stability and parental protection.

As her mother self-medicates her internal demons with alcohol and her father battles mental illness, Nelle emerges as a child who absorbs the strength and fortitude of parents now lost and wounded by war. She is nourished by a miraculous meeting of horses that impart the power to guide her through loss, humiliation, betrayal, and abandonment and embarks on a unique coming-of-age journey, in which she encounters people who recognize her abilities and set her life on a winning path.

In this compelling novel, a girl's discovery of an ancient vessel and of a passion for the natural world restores order to her chaotic life and propels her to the ultimate redemption through the power of love.

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Ellen Gibson-Adler was born in Tokyo during the American military occupation of Japan following WWII. She grew up in the nomadic travels of a military family, which took her from Japan to Alaska, Ohio, Texas, Louisiana, and Massachusetts. She graduated with honors from the University of Massachusetts at Boston with majors in anthropology and sociology. During her long career in public service, she served with non-profit organizations and government institutions focused on environmental, social action, educational, and criminal justice missions. The Road to Home is her third and final novel in the trilogy series that chronicles the saga of the Lyons family concluding with a powerful and haunting portray of how history, war, and vulnerable families intertwine in the warp and weave of a compelling family tapestry. Her well-reviewed novels, The Ride to Jubilee and The Voyage, the first two books in this series, take us around the world with the unexpected, bewildering, and astonishing journeys of a thoroughly American family. She resides in Maryland with her husband.