Sisters and Strangers [Hardcover]

Helen Van Slyke (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 376 pages
• Publisher: Doubleday; 1st edition (August 1978)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385127766
• ISBN-13: 978-0385127769
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,339,750 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A cosy read, May 10, 2005

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This review is from: Sisters and Strangers (Hardcover)

Three sisters, Fran, Alice and Barbara visit their hometown for their parents golden wedding anniversary and, as it's the first time that they've been together in many years, old rivalries emerge. Fran is the glamour puss of the trio, divorced three times and very wealthy, Alice "disgraced" the family with the birth of an illegitimate child when she was 17 and Barbara has been the mistress of a famous politician for 10 years. The eventually reveal their individual life stories to their parents and to each other,with Alice meeting her son for the first time and realise that there is an unbreakable bond between them which transcends time. Just when everything seems rosy, a terrible tragedy strikes which tests the strength of their love. It's an easy read and one which I enjoyed very much.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Storyline ...., July 6, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Sisters and Strangers (Paperback)

Since Amazon didn't post an editorial review, here's the description from the back of the book to help you decide if this book is for you: "A superbly moving novel of women apart -- and together ... Home for their parents' golden wedding anniversary, the three sisters come together again: FRANCES -- to confront the one man whom she had never managed to forget. ALICE -- to find herself at the scene of the sin that had long ago shattered her life. BARBARA -- to try to pretend that her liberated life-style was all she ever wanted."