Waiting on Wednesday: The Sisters
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event that is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine where she spotlights upcoming releases.
This week I am waiting on....
By: Nancy Jensen
(Release Date: November 2011)
Growing up in
hardscrabble Kentucky in the 1920s, with their mother dead and their
stepfather an ever-present threat, Bertie Fischer and her older sister
Mabel have no one but each other—with perhaps a sweetheart for Bertie
waiting in the wings. But on the day that Bertie receives her
eighth-grade diploma, good intentions go terribly wrong. A choice made
in desperate haste sets off a chain of misunderstandings that will
divide the sisters and reverberate through three generations of women.
What happens when nothing turns out as you planned? From the Depression through World War II and Vietnam, and smaller events both tragic and joyful, Bertie and Mabel forge unexpected identities that are shaped by unspeakable secrets. As the sisters have daughters and granddaughters of their own, they discover that both love and betrayal are even more complicated than they seem.
Gorgeously written, with extraordinary insight and emotional truth, Nancy Jensen’s powerful debut novel illuminates the far-reaching power of family and family secrets.
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What happens when nothing turns out as you planned? From the Depression through World War II and Vietnam, and smaller events both tragic and joyful, Bertie and Mabel forge unexpected identities that are shaped by unspeakable secrets. As the sisters have daughters and granddaughters of their own, they discover that both love and betrayal are even more complicated than they seem.
Gorgeously written, with extraordinary insight and emotional truth, Nancy Jensen’s powerful debut novel illuminates the far-reaching power of family and family secrets.
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haven't heard of this one!
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http://lindsaycummingsblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/waiting-on-wednesday.html
Oh, yes! I'm eager to read this one, too!
ReplyDeleteMe too, me too!!!
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