MY THOUGHTS
Another great by one of my favorite authors. Christine Nolfi knows how to weave a story that keeps you wanting more. It will keep you turning the pages and even at the end you will relate to the characters. Feel the things they go through. This one is full of family dynamics that made me jump between anger and forgiveness.
Vale did not have the close relationship with her mother that her sister Blythe had. They were at constant war with each other. Vale and Blythe were kind of close as children then they became very estranged. Not close at all. Their grandma Iris only wants them all to get along. To love each other. She's always tried to be there for Vale during her many ups and downs. After a disaster strikes Vale does come back to her grandma's and there is Blythe, very upset to know that Vale going to be staying.
These two sisters have gone through a lot and need to find their way back to each other again. Forgiveness is the only way. Vale has to learn to forgive her mother and her dad for the stupid things they did in younger years. Also to forgive herself. If she can do that she might find happiness.
This is the story of how two sisters find their way back to a place they need to be. To each other in ways that will keep them close. One married to a famous baseball picture. The other only finding true love now. What will these two do to keep each other in their lives. Can Vale give Blythe what she wants and can Blythe forgive Vale for some of the crazy things she did in younger years. Through a grandmother's love I believe all things may be possible for them. If they can only find that common ground.
This book is beautiful. It's written in a way that hits you right in the heart. It's a cozy story of family. Family who needs to heal. Needs to forgive. It will keep you rooting for this family to find a way to fix their problems. It hit me right in my heart. I could relate to a lot of things that happened in this story. It felt like I was reading a story about a close friend. A relative. A sister. Vale does make the ultimate sacrifice for her sister. Read and find out what that is.
Thank you #NetGalley, #ChristineNolfi, #LakeUnionPublishers for this ARC. This is my own true thoughts about this book.
5 huge stars and the highest recommendation possible. Always read a book by this author. She's good at what she does.
SYNOPSIS
She’s always wanted a sense of belonging. The last place she expects to find it is home.
Vale Lightner’s dreams turn to ash when the Pittsburgh bar she owns goes up in flames. Just like the past she escaped, very little seems salvageable. Facing unavoidable change, Vale returns to her hometown of Philadelphia to stay with her grandmother.
She knows that returning also means facing everything she left behind: a mother and stepfather who shunted her into the background from the day they married, and her charmed and favored half sister, Blythe, who has abandoned a perfect marriage and is now at a crossroads of her own. Everyone has their secrets, and this reunited family racked by them is about to reach a crisis point.
For a mother and her two daughters, this reunion is a chance for closure, newfound love, and forgiveness. As each of them reassesses her own memories of the past, only the truth can bring them together―in ways that could last forever. From the bestselling author of The Passing Storm comes a poignant novel about family secrets, healing, and the hope of second chances.
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