I feel like I’ve been Negative Nancy about recent book
posts, so I wanted to write about a book I loved. The Weird Sisters was excellent. I picked this up as an audio book
to fill my quiet drives, and it turned out to be one of the better ones I’ve
ever read (but I listened to it- whatever, you get my meaning).
The story centers on 3 sisters who each have their own drama:
Rosamund (Rose), Bianca (Bean), and Cordelia (Cordy). I don’t wanna say the
problems because I’m afraid of spoilers, but they’re nothing too over the top.
They discover that their mother has breast cancer, and they all move back in
with parents in a small college town in Ohio. Their father, a Shakespeare
professor, keeps the book serious and
funny enough with quotes (which attract me fiercely!) and gives nods to the
Brit lit fans out there.
The sisters are believable characters and, more importantly,
relatable to me and my loved ones. I’m the oldest of 4 girls; Rose’s issues as
an older sibling were familiar to me. I wasn’t expecting to empathize so
strongly with her (I thought I’d be more like city girl Bianca or wanderer
Cordy) but nevertheless I recognized Rose’s control issues within myself.
I burned the CDs for later rereading and downloaded the
ebook. It was a light, comforting book that had an Alice Hoffman/Sarah Addison
Allen feel to it without the supernatural elements. I liked Eleanor Brown’s
Facebook page and complimented her on her good work. She’s such a cool person
she took the time to respond and thank me for reading; not too many published
authors do that J I
can’t wait to send copies to my own sister!
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