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As girls growing up in Clare Valley, Australia, Anna, Bett, and Carrie Quinlan were childhood singing stars known as The Alphabet Sisters. The unbridled enthusiasm of their flamboyant grandmother Lola was the glue that held them together. As adults, though, the women haven't spoken in years-ever since Bett's fiance deserted her to marry the younger Carrie. Now Lola is turning eighty and she is determined to reunite the girls for a blowout bash. And no one ever says no to Lola.
Bett, who fled to London after the scandal of losing her fiance, is hesitant to face her sisters and her hometown -- especially since she has yet to find another man. Sophisticated Anna, the eldest sister, isn't too keen on the prospect either, though she's secretly grateful for any excuse to leave her crumbling marriage behind in Sydney. And Carrie, who remained in Clare Valley, is perhaps the most apprehensive. Her marriage -- the nominal cause of the sisters' estrangement -- is also on the rocks. Was she wrong to have followed her heart and run off with Bett's fiance?
When Lola shares her special request, that the girls stage a musical she has written, their short visit becomes a much longer commitment. As they are forced to spend more time together, the sisters must confront the pain that lingers between them. Preconceptions and misunderstandings are slowly put aside and the three find themselves gradually, irresistibly enveloping one another once again-until an unexpected turn of events changes everything in ways none of them could have ever imagined. . . .
Layering the lighthearted antics of small-town life with a heartbreaking story of loyalty lost and found, The AlphabetSisters is an unforgettable story of two generations of women who learn that being true to themselves means being true to one another.
Bett, who fled to London after the scandal of losing her fiance, is hesitant to face her sisters and her hometown -- especially since she has yet to find another man. Sophisticated Anna, the eldest sister, isn't too keen on the prospect either, though she's secretly grateful for any excuse to leave her crumbling marriage behind in Sydney. And Carrie, who remained in Clare Valley, is perhaps the most apprehensive. Her marriage -- the nominal cause of the sisters' estrangement -- is also on the rocks. Was she wrong to have followed her heart and run off with Bett's fiance?
When Lola shares her special request, that the girls stage a musical she has written, their short visit becomes a much longer commitment. As they are forced to spend more time together, the sisters must confront the pain that lingers between them. Preconceptions and misunderstandings are slowly put aside and the three find themselves gradually, irresistibly enveloping one another once again-until an unexpected turn of events changes everything in ways none of them could have ever imagined. . . .
Layering the lighthearted antics of small-town life with a heartbreaking story of loyalty lost and found, The AlphabetSisters is an unforgettable story of two generations of women who learn that being true to themselves means being true to one another.
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Janelle C. (
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
This is a sweet story of three sisters who are brought together by their grandmother in order to resolve the conflict that has kept them apart for years. I liked the setting best of all, at the motel the sisters' parents run in the vineyard country of Australia. The sisters seem very real, although the grandmother is a little too precious to be real. And a tragedy at the end takes some of the fun out of the story. But I enjoyed it anyway.
Darlene S. (
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
Excellent read, I found the characters of Bett, Anna, and Carrie and wonderful Grandma Lola to be very real. This book made me laugh and empathize and fight down a lump in my throat. Very enjoyable.
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
Australian novelist McInerney's American debut centers on three estranged sisters who come home to Clare Valley, Australia, for their grandmother's eightieth birthday. Anna, Bett, and Carrie Quinlan haven't spoken in three years, since Bett's fiance jilted her for Carrie and Anna's attempts to mediate failed miserably. Their grandmother Lola still has fond memories of when the girls sang together in their youth as the Alphabet Sisters, so she devises a plot to get the girls to stay: she's written a musical she wants them to produce with the help of the denizens of Clare Valley. Though outwardly reluctant, each sister has a reason for wanting to stay. Anna's marriage to Glenn is failing, and her young daughter, Ellen, is recovering from a dog attack, from which she still bears the scars. Bett has quit her job in London and is considering a new start in Clare Valley. And Carrie's marriage to Michael might be in trouble. This warm, involving novel about the depth of the bond between sisters will likely be popular with book groups.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
This is the story of three sisters in Australia who used to be a sister act. They have a falling out. When they all visit Australia for their grandmother's 80 birthday, all the old problems are brought out again. It's a good book and one I am sorry I have finished.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
I really enjoyed this book. A good story about the love found in families & the sisterly bond.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
The setting is Australia; story of 4 adult sisters. Very well developed characters thruout the whole family; believable family dynamics. Funny and sad and a great story.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
I thought this was a good book but sort of slow moving. It took me awhile to get into it but I was really glad I finished it and read the whole thing.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Great chic and "sisters" novel.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Great entertaining, uplifting read!
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
this was a fabuloous book about 3 sisters and their relationships. I couldn't put it down!
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Oh, this was a lovely book - and one that I enjoyed much more than the other one of hers that I read (_Family Baggage_). I certainly didn't expect for the book to make me cry - which it did. I did enjoy it enormously though I will certainly keep an eye out for this author in bookstores. Though it was mostly predictable, it was still a lot of fun to read. An escapist story, perfect for a plane ride or a beach!
I loved this book at the beginning and even up to 2/3 of the way through - witty dialogue, some very funny lines, great characters.
Then the writer threw in a totally unnecessary ***** crisis (I don't want to give away the nature of the crisis) - I skimmed page after page, waiting for the story to pick up again. "You'll laugh, you'll cry" except that I didn't cry.
This book is a heart warming story of three sisters that come together during a families time of need after spending years apart due to a sisterly feud.
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