I wasn't sure when I started this novel that I really wanted to read it (too many other good books lying there waiting to be opened!), but I changed my mind once I got into the story. Four half-sisters, ranging in age from 49 to 23, learn of each other's exisitence when the are summoned to a meeting with their father, Jessie Reed, who is terminally ill. Two of them, Elizabeth, the oldest, and and Christina, the youngest, have bitter memories of thier father's disappearance from their lives and hesitate to reconnect with him. One of the middle sisters,Ginger, was put up for adoption by her famous mother and raised by two people that she always believed were her biological parents, while Julia grew up with a bitter, unpredictable mother who committed suicide when Julia was at her senior prom.
While Bockoven's novel is not groundbreaking literature, she tells an interesting story, alternating the points of view of each of the sisters as they come to terms with their father's reappearance in their lives, his eventual death, and each other's existence. In today's world of broken families and casual liasons, their journey through this emotional minefield is probably not all that unusual. I won't tell you how it all turns out, but I think that if you are a fan of women's literature you will enjoy reading this and finding out for yourself.
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