The Oleander Sisters

from rhonda1111

4 STARS This is not your everyday romance novel from Harlequin. It is a powerful novel in a lot of ways. Deals with strong woman characters. With abuse, single mothers, dreams, natural disaster, hurricane Camille. The setting for this book is 1969 in Biloxi, Mississippi. They watch man step onto ...

from m.belljackson

Dementia and PTSD from Vietnam War were well handled, yet the predictable plot faltered even before the hurricane. Despite Sis responsibly holding the family together, she remains a major downer with her determination to be unhappy attitude which lasts almost to the end of the book. Sweet Mama...

from smartchiksread

In August, 1969, Biloxi Mississippi prepares itself for disaster as Hurricane Camille lurks on the horizon. As Beth (Sis) Blake and her family prepare themselves for Camille's approach, a disaster of another kind poses even more threat. Beth's sister, Emily, is engaged to marry a man that everyon...

from kbranfield

4.5 stars. The Oleander Sisters by Elaine Hussey is a truly amazing novel that is heartwarming, poignant and ultimately, uplifting. Taking place in Mississippi during late summer in 1969, the Blake's are a close-knit family whose lives are becoming frayed around the edges in the weeks leading up...

from JudithDCollins

A special thank you to Harlequin MIRA and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Elaine Hussey's THE OLEANDER SISTERS, is a heartfelt story-a book of hope and courage of women, and the strong bonds of sisterhood, set in the Deep South-one of triumph, over tragedy.The Blake family ...