2.5 stars. I've enjoyed Anna Quindlen in the past, and this book felt true to style--to the point where I kept getting confused when they made any references to post-1990s technology. (I kept thinking that the story takes place in the '90s because that's when I last read Anna Quindlen!) I didn't dislike the book, but it fell a little flat for me. I expected the description of the grieving process through the lens of three different characters would be more interesting, but I only enjoyed one of the three stories, and the one I did like wound up wrapping a little too neatly for me in the end. Not a bad story, but I wouldn't go out of my way to read this one.

It's a powerful story about woman's search for independence, for finding an entity and desire to be educated. It is a gripping novel set in the days before the partition of India.

this book literally broke me. I read "they both die at the end" and absolutely loved it, so I decided to read the prequel. I don't regret my decision, but OH MY GOD, this was an emotional rollercoaster. I like this book so much more than tbdate because there were more characters and they all tied into one another in some way.

A small island, one woman disappears. Is it murder, suicide, part of an affair? Unsolved, it tears two families apart. Twenty years later when Mallory returns can they discover the answers, mend the relationships of sisters and reunite a love that Mallory and her boyfriend had before his mother went missing?

Great story line. Kept me engrossed!

The book Sisters is a follow up from her other book smile. The book is about a long summer family vacation. They were taking a trip from San Francisco to Colorado. It is all about Reina and her younger sister Amara and their sisterly relationship. I really enjoyed reading this book and would rate it five stars.

So much happened in this book but at times I still found myself slightly bored. Some surprises and a decent romance that didn't take over the whole plot.

Senator Tammy Duckworth's memoir is a gift to all of us who've never participated in United States military operations and never really understood the experiences of the many veterans of the US military around us. Wounded Warriors and their families have offered all of us an immense gift as United States citizens and military participants who support government initiatives they cannot control or choose. I was wowed at Tammy Duckworth's ongoing steely spirit and will to super-cede mortal bounds ! She is one who has come so close to dying and rehabbed back with that immense determination to succeed and brilliantly advocate for her colleagues, their families, who cannot self-advocate as well at this time. I wish I could share her steeled backbone! These warriors and their families deserve nothing more than Honor and Tammy Duckworth's memoir is amazingly inspirational to me...Wowed!

I absolutely loved this book. Beautiful and heartwarming story, well-developed characters, and a perfectly paced plot about one of my favorite topics -- books and the people who love them. This story was laugh out loud funny at times, which I appreciated, even though parts of the story were sad. Good message, great ending. I'm so glad I discovered this author.

It was a silly, lighthearted easy summer read. Kind of like “Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers.” (Not the story, but the lightheartedness.). Finished in a day. Quite different from “Sea of Women” by Lisa See, which was the previous book I’d read. That was a deep, sometimes painful, book about the women of Jeju, an island in Korea, during WW2 and the Korean War. I loved it because I learned so much, but it was nice to have a light book to follow!