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.
This is a really fine read in many ways This is a really fine read in many ways; I am giving it four stars for the beauty of various scenes and the talent of the writer. I am not sure why the novel did not quite work for me, because it is so well-written and because the characters are complex. I was genuinely moved at times: Evelyn’s statement that every family has a truth teller or Geiger counter. The video created by Glory, the mother, for her daughter. The fact that an affair is hinted at but never really spelled out was very well…
Sisters One, Two, Three is a Well Told Story I imagine it must be difficult to write about a fractured family and still show how strong their love is for one another. Nancy Star has done a fine job at writing just that. There is a saying in the recovery community: you’re only as sick as your secrets. The Tangle family is a perfect example of this.
Family drama… will keep me thinking for days I always love the first day of the month because I know I get to choose my Kindle First pick of the month. (I live in Australia so am a verified purchaser in Oz and get the benefit of a 11 hour time advantage). Usually I struggle choosing between two books but this month I was drawn to the cover of Sisters, One, Two, Three by Nancy Star. Once I read the product description I was concerned that it would be too depressing however now that I’ve read it, while it’s retrospective and there is a…