Hi all,
Sisters One, Two, Three is an Amazon First Read this month and the one I chose as my free selection as a Prime Member. The title drew me in, and the story kept me reading. Here is more about this novel and my review.
Sisters One, Two, Three
Nancy Star
Book Description:
After a tragic accident on Martha’s Vineyard, keeping secrets becomes a way
of life for the Tangle family. With memories locked away, the sisters take
divergent paths. Callie disappears, Mimi keeps so busy she has no time to
think, and Ginger develops a lifelong aversion to risk that threatens the
relationships she holds most dear.
When a whispered comment overheard by her rebellious teenage daughter forces
Ginger to reveal a long-held family secret, the Tangles’ carefully constructed
web of lies begins to unravel. Upon the death of Glory, the family’s colorful
matriarch, and the return of long-estranged Callie, Ginger resolves to return
to Martha’s Vineyard and piece together what really happened on that calamitous
day when a shadow fell over four sun-kissed siblings playing at the shore.
Along with Ginger’s newfound understanding come the keys to reconciliation:
with her mother, with her sisters, and with her daughter.
At turns heartbreaking, humorous, and hopeful,
Sisters One, Two, Three
explores not only the consequences of secrets—even secrets kept out of love—but
also the courage it takes to speak the truth, to forgive, and to let go.
Publish Date: January 1, 2017
Lake Union Publishing
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Paperback
My 5-Star Review:
All families have secrets, some more than others. But keeping
family secrets as a child can shape you as an adult, and not in a positive way.
Sisters Ginger and Mimi find that a childhood filled with loss and secrets has
made them who they are today, and causes them to push away the very people they
love.
In Sisters One, Two,
Three, author Nancy Star expertly weaves us through the past and the present,
following the family as they once were and are today. The characters are
colorful and flawed: the erratic, dramatic mother, Glory, the four children, and
the father, trying but unable to hold it all together. As tragedy strikes, the
losses gnaw away at the family, and unable to deal with them, they simply never
speak of them. But as the years go by, the two sisters develop personalities
that counter their upbringing, and life isn’t any easier because of it.
Sisters One, Two,
Three is a unique, compelling story that you will not soon forget. I highly
recommend it to anyone who enjoys reading a family drama novel.
About the Author:
Novelist, essayist,
and former movie exec, Nancy Star is so happy her new novel, SISTERS ONE, TWO,
THREE, will be launched soon! Her previous books include CARPOOL DIEM, a
spot-on comic novel about a downsized consultant with a fierce determination to
navigate and win in the cut-throat world of competitive child-rearing; UP NEXT
and its sequel, NOW THIS, two funny and satisfying mysteries featuring a TV
talk-show producer turned detective; and BURIED LIVES, a psychological suspense
novel that still gives her nightmares.
In total, Nancy’s novels have been translated into French, Dutch, German and
Japanese, optioned for television, chosen as a Literary Guild alternate and
Mystery Guild Signature Series Selection. In addition to her novels, her
writing has appeared in the New York Times, Family Circle, and Diversion
Magazine.
Before turning full-time to her fiction writing addiction, Nancy worked for
over a decade as an executive in the movie business. At the Samuel Goldwyn
Company she was charged with scouting New York and London for original material
from books, plays, and pitches, as well as acquiring finished independent films
for release. Prior to her stint at Goldwyn, Nancy was Story Editor at The Ladd
Company where she got to work on many great films including some of her
all-time favorites, Blade Runner, Body Heat and the Right Stuff. Her years
spent working with writers and directors helping to bring their stories to the
screen was her great privilege and pleasure.
But after being spotted in meetings agreeing with writers far too often, she
realized it was time to leave the movie business and turn to her own writing.
She did this even after over-hearing a well-known screenwriter tell a publicist
who was quitting to take up writing full time, “My condolences.” She has never
looked back.
Nancy is a member of the Author’s Guild, Mystery Writers of America and Women’s
Media Group. Once upon a time—as a film executive—she was a member of The
Groucho Club in London and would very much like to be invited back.
You can visit Nancy online at: http://nancystarauthor.com
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