I picked up this book because I was 85 pgs into a book which was part of a series and had a long waiting list, although I couldn't get into the book. This book, however, caught my attention immediately. It is a family story, set on the coast in Mass, what I wouldn't do for a house on the beach....It goes back and forth between present and the 1960's, when big changes caused a division in the family which lasted for decades. Book is well written, characters are well-fleshed.
Betrayal leads to loss, subsequent resentment, and eventual estrangement. Two sisters experience events that tear them apart, sending them in different directions, living oceans and decades apart.
Unfortunately, as too often happens in life, it is a funeral that brings them back together. Finally, however hesitantly, one sister reaches out, and the other sister tentatively returns home. Both it is both sisters who need the healing of reconciliation. In the end, they realize they need each other.
Katharine Britton captures the emotions and the complex dynamics between sisters. She is both sensitive and wise in dealing with an intense familial issue.
Unfortunately, as too often happens in life, it is a funeral that brings them back together. Finally, however hesitantly, one sister reaches out, and the other sister tentatively returns home. Both it is both sisters who need the healing of reconciliation. In the end, they realize they need each other.
Katharine Britton captures the emotions and the complex dynamics between sisters. She is both sensitive and wise in dealing with an intense familial issue.
