The Sisters (Hardcover) by Nancy Jensen

from countrylife

"Whatever we carry inside us shapes everyone we touch." The Sisters, young teens growing up in 1920s Kentucky, are suddenly separated. Hurried decisions and misunderstandings hem them in to lives they would not have chosen. Yet time marches on, and they go on to have daughters and grand-daughters...

from bookchickdi

This novel covers a lot of ground, telling the story of the Fischer sisters, Mabel and Bertie, beginning in 1927, and ending in 2007. It is a tragic story, full of violence, sacrifice, good intentions and misunderstandings. Mabel does her best to protect her younger sister Bertie from their abusi...

from turtlesleap

This novel follows one family through four generations, from the very early 1900's to the end of the 20th Century. An estrangement between two sisters occurs very early in the book and influences the lives of subsequent generations in sad and unpredictable ways.

from justablondemoment

Wonderful book. Sat down to start reading this one and found myself completely absorbed in the lives of the two sisters. I only found fault with the ending which I didn't care for. Can't really say how it could have been done differently other than it was just to fast and left the story with a fe...

from GarySeverance

Nancy Jensen's first novel is a story of sisters, mothers, daughters, and granddaughters. The focus is on the evolution of relationships between these women and their weakening reliance on men over a historical period from the 1920s through the first decade of the 21st Century. The general change...