Writer, Editor, Designer, Content Producer, Feminist, General Awesome Person
Two sisters struggle against generations of hidden traumas in a richly-woven story that celebrates the wondrous nature of family.
Decades before women?s ?awakening,? the #MeToo movement, and even modern medicine, two sisters are estranged by devastating events as they begin their journey to womanhood.
St. Paul, Minnesota, 1946: As little girls, the Malone sisters relied on each other for companionship and affection as their mother remained distant, beating back the demons of her own mysterious childhood. Now, as young women ready to embrace promising futures, Eliza plans for a life of intellectual fulfillment beginning with college at nearby St. Catherine?s, while far simpler hopes for family and happiness occupy Shannon. Instead, the closely-knit sisters endure two life-changing tragedies and their powerful bonds of love and loyalty threaten to break under the weight of trauma and loss, secrets and misunderstandings. One sister leaves, possibly forever. Heartbroken and scarred from a battle with tuberculosis, the other vows to never let go of the invisible thread that runs between them–and in the course of her journey, discovers the true meaning of family.
Published on May 1, 2019 by Susan Welch.
Winner of the 2019 Nancy Pearl Book Award (Best Book, Literary or / Mainstream).
Cover design; Paperback & eBook interior book design (layout, design and formatting); marking and promotional materials design; web asset design; account administration; self-publishing, marketing and distribution consulting
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