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The Weird Sisters Paperback - 2012

by Eleanor Brown

A major new talent tackles the complicated terrain of sisters, the power of books, and the places we decide to call home. Lovely . . . This novel should appeal to Shakespeare lovers, bibliophiles, fans of novels in academic settings, and stories of sisterhood. The narration is a creative and original blending of the three 'Weird Sisters' as one."--"Library Journal."


Summary

This is the "delightful" (People) New York Times bestseller that's earned raves from Sarah Blake, Helen Simonson, and reviewers everywhere-the story of three sisters who love each other, but just don't happen to like each other very much...

Three sisters have returned to their childhood home, reuniting the eccentric Andreas family. Here, books are a passion (there is no problem a library card can't solve) and TV is something other people watch. Their father-a professor of Shakespeare who speaks almost exclusively in verse-named them after the Bard's heroines. It's a lot to live up to.

The sisters have a hard time communicating with their parents and their lovers, but especially with one another. What can the shy homebody eldest sister, the fast-living middle child, and the bohemian youngest sibling have in common? Only that none has found life to be what was expected; and now, faced with their parents' frailty and their own personal disappointments, not even a book can solve what ails them...

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The beloved New York Times bestseller from acclaimed author Eleanor Brown about three sisters who love each other, but just don't happen to like each other very much. Three sisters have returned to their childhood home, reuniting the eccentric Andreas family. Here, books are a passion (there is no problem a library card can't solve) and TV is something other people watch. Their father--a professor of Shakespeare who speaks almost exclusively in verse--named them after the Bard's heroines. It's a lot to live up to. The sisters each have a hard time communicating with their parents and their lovers, but especially with one another. What can the shy homebody eldest sister, the fast-living middle child, and the bohemian youngest sibling have in common? Only that none has found life to be what was expected; and now, faced with their parents' frailty and their own personal disappointments, not even a book can solve what ails them...

Details

  • Title The Weird Sisters
  • Author Eleanor Brown
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 400
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher G.P. Putnam's Sons, NY USA
  • Date 2012-02-07
  • ISBN 9780425244142 / 0425244148
  • Weight 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.21 x 5.56 x 1.01 in (20.85 x 14.12 x 2.57 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
    • Topical: Coming of Age
    • Topical: Family
  • Library of Congress subjects Domestic fiction, Sisters
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010029599
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Media reviews

"Brown writes sweetly of the transition so many adults struggle to make before their parents' eyes, from children to caretakers themselves."

Citations

  • New York Times Book Review, 03/11/2012, Page 28
  • People Weekly, 03/26/2012, Page 51

About the author

Eleanor Brown is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels Any Other Family, The Weird Sisters and The Light of Paris, and the editor of the anthology A Paris All Your Own. She lives with her family in Colorado.
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