Synopses & Reviews
Liza Gyllenhaal is “a gifted new writer”* who’s captivated readers with her talent for “plumb[ing] the complexity of human emotions.”** Now she delivers a piercing new novel about the secrets and lies that could shatter a close-knit family… Brook Bostock has led a privileged life. The daughter of an extremely wealthy and prominent family, she married the man of her dreams and is raising two deeply loved children. But her happy home is shattered when a neighborhood teenager is assaulted during a night of drinking with the Bostocks' son and his prep school friends.
The scandal receives national attention—not only because of Brook’s family name, but because of the lawsuit looming against Brook and her husband, Michael, that alleges they are responsible for what went on in their house. Suddenly the small Massachusetts town they call home seems to be turning against them, revealing the simmering jealousies and resentments that have been lurking under the surface all along.
With their once-perfect family in danger of falling apart, Brook and Michael must find a way to get through this together—or risk losing everything they love…
*Ben Sherwood, author of Charlie St. Cloud
**Katherine Davis, author of A Slender Thread
Review
A powerful and deeply moving novel about the lies we tell ourselves, the moral corners we cut, and the loved ones we betray to get what we want. Gyllenhaal has x-ray vision into the human heart and a sharp eye for contemporary mores and social maneuvering. She knows women and men and children, and pins them to the page with some of the most dazzling prose Ive read in a long time.
Ellen Felman, author of Lucy
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Praise for the novels of Liza Gyllenhaal “With sensitivity and compassion, she creates characters that will pull at your heart…A truly believable and compelling story.”—Katherine Davis, author of A Slender Thread
“A bighearted debut.” —The Miami Herald
“Gripping and deeply perceptive.”—Ben Sherwood, author of Charlie St. Cloud
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Praise for The Sister Season
“Emotionally honest and psychologically astute, The Sister Season is ultimately an uplifting story about the pull of the past, the need for forgiveness, and the redemptive power of familial love.”—Liza Gyllenhaal, author of A Place for Us
“A powerful, honest look at….the strength inherent in the sisterly bond.”—Heidi Jon Schmidt, author of The Harbormasters Daughter
Praise for Jennifer Scotts Young Adult Fiction Written as Jennifer Brown
“A compulsive read.”—Gail Giles, author of Right Behind You and What Happened to Cass McBride?
“Authentic and relevant…one to top the charts.”—Kirkus Reviews
“[This] books power—and its value—come from the honest portrayal of characters.”—Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
“A nuanced novel....Brown creates multifaceted characters as well as realistic, insightful descriptions.”—Booklist
Synopsis
From an exciting debut author?a novel about three people haunted by the mistakes of their past and their plunge into an uncertain future.Maddie Alden has always longed for more than her small town could offer. Now that it?s being overrun by wealthy New Yorkers looking for a respite from the city, Maddie has gotten herself a lucrative new job in real estate. And her first sale brings her a charismatic new friend who is everything Maddie longs to be. Little does Maddie realize that the glamorous Anne will shake up her quiet marriage? and will force Maddie to face the truth about the past, and the terrible secret she shares with her husband and his best friend?
Synopsis
From an exciting debut author comes a novel about three people haunted by themistakes of their past and their plunge into an uncertain future.
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Sometimes coming home for the holidays isnt as easy as it seems
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Its December 21, and the Yancey sisters have been called home. When the girls were young, holidays at their family farm meant a tinsel-garnished tree, the scent of simmering food, and laughter ringing through the house. But as the years unfolded, family bonds fractured, and the three sisters scattered and settled into separate lives. Until now. The Yancey sisters are coming to spend the holidays with their mother. Theyre also coming to bury their father.
Claire, the youngest, a free spirit who journeyed to California, returns first. Then comes Julia, the eldest, a college professor with a teenage son of her own. And finally theres Maya, the middle child, who works so hard to be the perfect mother and wife.
During the sisters week together, old conflicts surface, new secrets emerge, and the limits and definitions of family are tested. And as the longest night of the year slips by and brightening days beckon, the sisters will have to answer one question: When youre a sister, arent you a sister forever?
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About the Author
Liza Gyllenhaal is the author of
Local Knowledge and
So Near. She and her husband divide their time between New York City and the Berkshire Hills in Massachusetts. For more information, please visit her website: www.lizagyllenhaal.com