Celeste English and Ronnie Frazier are sisters, but they couldn't be more different. Celeste is a doctor's wife, living a perfect and elegant façade. But secretly, her marriage is falling apart and her need to control people around her threatens to destroy them all. Ronnie is an actress, living in New York. But she has no money, she has no home, and her life is held together by "chewing gum, paper clips, and spit." When their father dies, the sisters inherit a house in Prosper, North Carolina. Their mother, Della, would rather they forget about going there and dredging up the past. Neither of them suspect that their trip to Prosper will uncover decades-old secrets, family betrayals, and tangled relationships - or that it will make these two strangers realize that they are, and always will be, sisters.
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"This was a FANTASTIC story about the ever evolving relationships between mothers and daughters! It also provided multiple opportunities to see "inside" each of these women's minds and how they processed the same life events from different perspectives. Totally worth the time to read." — Nicole (5 out of 5 stars)
"This was a FANTASTIC story about the ever evolving relationships between mothers and daughters! It also provided multiple opportunities to see "inside" each of these women's minds and how they processed the same life events from different perspectives. Totally worth the time to read."
" come on Oprah. find some books that are not so oppressed, a little happier and not so full of the past actions. come on "
" This book is one of my most favorite books. "
" This was a great read. It shows how keeping secrets is never a good thing. "
" I started to listen to the audio cassette of this, but it did not capture my interest. "
" Good book about family secrets and forgiveness. Plus, I love books that take place in the south, and have that Southern flavor "
" One of my favorites by the V&D duo. Sometimes the skeletons in the closet need to be aired out before anyone can move on. "
" Excellent story. Loved every character no matter how "bad" they were except maybe Henry and Ethiopia. Routed for all the women to bring themselves around to their better selves, especially Celeste. "
" Evening Edition Book Club 11/2001 "
" Family secrets found out by daughters after death of family when they return to town. "
Virginia DeBerry is a New York Times bestselling author who was a high school English teacher for almost ten years before becoming a plus-size print model. She attended Fisk University and graduated from the State University of New York at Buffalo. She created Maxima, a fashion and lifestyle magazine for plus-size women, with Donna Grant, where she was the editor-in-chief, and has since become sought after as a keynote speaker, motivational/inspirational speaker, and panelist for a wide variety of meetings, organizations, companies, churches, and cultural and educational institutions. Virginia has also appeared on CNN and Good Day New York and been featured in Essence Magazine and Glamour, among others. She lives in New Jersey.
Donna Grant is the USA Today bestselling author who has written more than ninety novels and novellas spanning multiple genres of romance.
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