Henry's Sisters
Ever since the Bommarito sisters were little girls, their mother, River, has written them a letter on pink paper when she has something especially important to impart. And this time, the message is urgent and impossible to ignore--River requires open-heart surgery, and Isabelle and her sisters...
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Ever since the Bommarito sisters were little girls, their mother, River, has written them a letter on pink paper when she has something especially important to impart. And this time, the message is urgent and impossible to ignore--River requires open-heart surgery, and Isabelle and her sisters are needed at home to run the family bakery and take care of their brother and a
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9781496707840 (1496707842)
Publisher: Kensington
Pages no: 512
Edition language: English
I am going to start by saying I almost put this book aside after the first 2-3 chapters because the characters are portrayed in just over the top ways. I had forgotten this about Cathy Lamb's writing; the shock factor she uses to make the awful things that happen a little bit lighter. Just keep re...
I LOVED this one, just loved it! It is quite an emotional read, with some very heavy topics, but full of great and quirky characters and just beautifully written. It made me laugh, cry and think, what more can you ask for from a great book!
Let me state that I don't really cry when I read books. The last book that I read that brought me to teary eyed-ness was Belong to Me by Marisa de los Santos.This book had me dry sobbing. At once both heartbreakingly beautiful and tragic this book follows the story of the Bommarito family told throu...