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Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
Differences between siblings couldn't be more extreme than they are in this overwrought feel-good novel by Hannah (Distant Shores), a tale about two estranged sisters. Meghann Dontess is a hotshot, well-to-do Seattle divorce lawyer in her 30s, entirely focused on her career. Her younger sister, Claire Cavenaugh, a single mom living in a backwater town in the Pacific Northwest, takes care of her five-year-old daughter and helps her father run his low-key lakeside resort. The half-sisters were raised by a neglectful mother, who finally abandoned them for Hollywood when she won a starring role in a science fiction series. Meghann was 16 and Claire was nine; Meghann had already essentially raised Claire herself, and after their mother left, she tracked down Claire's biological father. Sam Cavenaugh was thrilled to be reunited with Claire, but Meghann suddenly found herself motherless and sisterless all at once, and numbed the pain by pouring herself into school, college and career. Now she's horrified because Claire has recklessly fallen in love with a country singer whom she's about to marry. Their absentee mom suddenly steps in to get him a recording contract, but before there can be a happy mother-daughter reunion, Claire is diagnosed with a brain tumor. Only Meghann, with her worldly connections, can come to the rescue. The melodramatic plot is something of a stretch, especially when Hannah ties it all together with a happy ending. Some devoted fans will enjoy the sisterly bonding, but the broad-strokes characters will disappoint more demanding readers of women's fiction.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From AudioFile
In the popular genre of romance, devotees want engrossing stories with happy endings. Kristin Hannah's fans will not be disappointed by this look into the lives of two very different women who happen to be half-sisters. With only their past in common, Meghann Dontess and Claire Cavenaugh try to find the elusive thread of family lost years ago. Laural Merlington's reading lends credibility to Meghann's rationalizations for choosing career over marriage and emotional commitments. Unfortunately, with the exception of the sisters, Hannah's characters lack substance. Merlington's performance helps Hannah's florid descriptions sound less effusive, although her rendition of Claire's "precious" daughter may give listeners sugar-shock. Even so, with Merlington's able help, fans will be able to suspend disbelief, get the tissues, and have a bawl. S.J.H. © AudioFile 2003, Portland,
Differences between siblings couldn't be more extreme than they are in this overwrought feel-good novel by Hannah (Distant Shores), a tale about two estranged sisters. Meghann Dontess is a hotshot, well-to-do Seattle divorce lawyer in her 30s, entirely focused on her career. Her younger sister, Claire Cavenaugh, a single mom living in a backwater town in the Pacific Northwest, takes care of her five-year-old daughter and helps her father run his low-key lakeside resort. The half-sisters were raised by a neglectful mother, who finally abandoned them for Hollywood when she won a starring role in a science fiction series. Meghann was 16 and Claire was nine; Meghann had already essentially raised Claire herself, and after their mother left, she tracked down Claire's biological father. Sam Cavenaugh was thrilled to be reunited with Claire, but Meghann suddenly found herself motherless and sisterless all at once, and numbed the pain by pouring herself into school, college and career. Now she's horrified because Claire has recklessly fallen in love with a country singer whom she's about to marry. Their absentee mom suddenly steps in to get him a recording contract, but before there can be a happy mother-daughter reunion, Claire is diagnosed with a brain tumor. Only Meghann, with her worldly connections, can come to the rescue. The melodramatic plot is something of a stretch, especially when Hannah ties it all together with a happy ending. Some devoted fans will enjoy the sisterly bonding, but the broad-strokes characters will disappoint more demanding readers of women's fiction.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From AudioFile
In the popular genre of romance, devotees want engrossing stories with happy endings. Kristin Hannah's fans will not be disappointed by this look into the lives of two very different women who happen to be half-sisters. With only their past in common, Meghann Dontess and Claire Cavenaugh try to find the elusive thread of family lost years ago. Laural Merlington's reading lends credibility to Meghann's rationalizations for choosing career over marriage and emotional commitments. Unfortunately, with the exception of the sisters, Hannah's characters lack substance. Merlington's performance helps Hannah's florid descriptions sound less effusive, although her rendition of Claire's "precious" daughter may give listeners sugar-shock. Even so, with Merlington's able help, fans will be able to suspend disbelief, get the tissues, and have a bawl. S.J.H. © AudioFile 2003, Portland,