Pat D. (pat0814) reviewed on 12/18/2011 + 379 more book reviews

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Nancy Jensen shows great promise as a writer in this debut novel. It is a multi-layered family saga, which begins with two sisters, Mabel and Bertie, who are estranged as teenagers due to a perceived betrayal. The novel covers eighty years in the divergent lives of these two women whose turbulent childhood dictates their lives - one is forever embittered and one is terrified to trust. Bertie eventually marries and raises two daughters while Mabel goes on to become a well-known photographer with an adopted daughter. I think that Jensen's great strength in this book is character development, and the challenge for a reader is maintaining an understanding of the numerous plots within a novel that spans so many decades.

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