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Book review: ‘Get Lucky’ by Katherine Center
It’s hard for New York City-based ad whiz Sarah Harper to think of one solid, selfless and important thing she’s done in recent memory: save creating a highly successful — and arguably sexist —...
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Book review: ‘The Summer We Read Gatsby’ by Danielle Ganek
After their beloved and eccentric Aunt Lydia dies and leaves them to inherit Fool’s House, a ramshackle old place with tons of character, half sisters Pecksland “Peck” Moriarty and Cassie Moriarty...
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Book review: ‘The Lies We Told’ by Diane Chamberlain
Sisters Maya and Rebecca are like ice cream and chocolate: totally different — almost impossibly different – but great together. Since their parents’ deaths many years before, Rebecca has coddled her...
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Book review: ‘Short Girls’ by Bich Minh Nguyen
For immigration lawyer Van, life takes a spin after her husband announces unceremoniously, “I don’t want to live with you anymore.” She’s spent a long time feeling settled, comfortable and, in her...
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Book review: ‘Dangerous Neighbors’ by Beth Kephart
For twin sisters Katherine and Anna, life in Philadelphia is full of change and a continual quest for progress — especially in 1876. Progress for the 16-year-olds comes in the form of meeting new...
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Book review: ‘The Weird Sisters’ by Eleanor Brown
Daughters of a Shakespearean scholar, the three Andreas sisters grew up in the shadow of the Bard’s immortal words. Life in small town Ohio, close to their father’s teaching job at a local university,...
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Book review: ‘The Bake-Off’ by Beth Kendrick
Sisters Amy and Linnie grew up skirting around each other, watching as the chasm between them split beyond repair when they were teens. As adults, Linnie — once a beautiful genius on the path to...
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Book review: ‘The Joke’s On Me’ by Laurie Boris
One of the things I love about books is their endless power to surprise you. When I was offered a copy of Laurie Boris’ The Joke’s On Me, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect — but I accepted based on...
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Book review: ‘Nice To Come Home To’ by Rebecca Flowers
It’s hard to sum up a book like Nice To Come Home To. I feel the snarky coming out, but . . . Rebecca Flowers’ novel about a 30-something realizing her life has gone awry isn’t terribly original. I...
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Book review: ‘The Care and Handling of Roses With Thorns’ by Margaret Dilloway
Galilee “Gal” Garner has a well-ordered life. The 36-year-old science teacher lives alone in the California suburbs, dividing her time between lecturing students and tending to her beloved roses. She’s...
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Book review: ‘Rise and Shine’ by Anna Quindlen
Sisters. We love them, they make us crazy, they tell us when we’ve gotten really unflattering haircuts . . . for good or for ill, they’re a mainstay. And if yours is anything like mine, they might as...
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Book review: ‘Three Good Things’ by Wendy Francis
Just kids when their mother died, sisters Ellen and Lanie McClarety have learned one powerful truth: they must rely on each other. Post-divorce, Ellen runs a bakery and fills her days with the kneading...
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Book review: ‘The Pretty One’ by Lucinda Rosenfeld
So I started writing a summary for Lucinda Rosenfeld’s The Pretty One: A Novel about Sisters, but it became so convoluted that I just can’t do it, and I’m going to totally throw in the towel and give...
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Dresses and budgets and bookings
The dress shopping has begun. For my sister, anyway! I don’t know what my exact hang-up is, but I’m nervous about heading into a salon. Perhaps because I generally hate trying on clothes and only do...
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Book review: ‘The Good Daughter’ by Jane Porter
In a follow-up to her first Brennan Sisters novel, Jane Porter offers us the next chapter in the dynamic Brennan family’s story — focusing on Kit, a Catholic school English teacher and confidante to...
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Accepting with pleasure
In today’s edition of things are becoming real: my sister’s wedding invitation arrived last week. I shouldn’t have felt as simultaneously excited/nervous/teary-eyed/crazed as I did given that I...
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Sister bridal shower blow-out
Have you ever attended a double bridal shower? If not, you totally should. It’s basically as fun and exciting and overwhelming as you’d imagine, plus chock-full of desserts and other sugary goodness!...
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Life lately — and a little sanity break
It’s probably a surprise to exactly no one that, five days from my sister’s wedding, I’m starting to freak out. Not because my baby sister is getting married (!), but because there is much to...
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My sister got married. I’ve freaked out a little.
As we wait anxiously for my sister’s professional wedding photos to come back, I thought I’d tease you with this little iPhone treat. I have others — even taken with real cameras! — but not many,...
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Giving her away: one year later
One year ago, I was preparing to give my sister away. And that’s truly how it felt: giving her away. Three years my junior, Katie has been my partner in crime since the day she was born. We lived...
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