Invisible Sisters: A Memoir (Paperback)

from DianaCoats

Thanks again to LibraryThing for including me in the Early Reviewers Group. Interestingly enough, I often get "picked" for memoirs and I don't really think of myself as a memoir reader, necessarily. That being said, I loved Handler's take on her sisters never leaving her and how that loss curved ...

from tjsjohanna

At first glance, this seems a somewhat random memoir. Ms. Handler intermingles past and present, sharing bits and pieces of her family in no particular order. But dig deeper and it becomes apparent that the author knows exactly what she is doing and where she is going. The title is a perfect refl...

from SignoraEdie

How does a family cope when they have a disabled child? In the case of "Invisible Sisters," there are two children affected by different but equally devastating illness. Told from the perspective of the third and oldest child, the "well one," this memoir gives the reader a front row seat to obser...

from Mykirulz

I received this book from the Early Reviewer program and have been looking forward to finding time to read it. I will admit to being concerned about the "cry factor" the book presents since it's clear from the book's jacket that the author loses both of her younger sisters. As the oldest sister i...

from Micheller7

I am attracted to books about sisters, perhaps because I don't have one, and always wished I did. In "Invisible Sisters: A Memoir," Jessica Handler, acting as the family memory keeper, presents a portrait of her family, including her two sisters, and how they all coped with the loss of two of the...