Synopses & Reviews
The bestselling author of Getting Over It and Running in Heels, a writer who excels at creating winning characters and placing them in artfully crafted muddles (Florida Sun-Sentinel) has created an unforgettable story of siblings in the best of times and the worst of times in London. Lizbet and Cassie are sisters and, though theyve always wanted different things, best friends as well. But thats about to change.
Cassie is skinny, clever, charismatic, successfulevery not-so-perfect girls worst nightmare. The one defect in her quality-controlled life may be her marriage.
Lizbet is plumper, plainer, dreamier. Shes desperate to make her name as a journalist, but is stuck writing embarrassing articles on sex for a mens magazine. Her one achievement is her relationship with Tim, who thinks shes amusing and smarteven when she asks ditzy questions.
Confronted by challenges that they never asked for, enticed by new loves, and forced apart by mistakes not their own, will Cassie and Lizbet ever figure out how to get back to the simple goodness of their sisterhood, even as their lives take them on a collision course of heartache and new beginnings?
Review
Maxted succeeds in capturing the ways people can talk past each other and miss connections with even those they need most in the world. . . . [She has a] sure grasp of intimate relationships. (
The New York Times Book Review)
Synopsis
The fabulous new novel from the bestselling author of Being Committed.
They were the best of friends, they were the worst of friends . . . Cassie and Lizbet are sisters. They are very different and believe they want different things in life. But just how different are they? Cassie's discovery that she's adopted has fuelled her desire to have a baby -- the fact that she's having marital problems is an inconvenience she's choosing to ignore.
When her sister Lizbet -- indifferent to children at the best of times -- falls pregnant by mistake, the sisters' relationship is severely compromised. Lizbet, who doesn't know Cassie is adopted, cannot understand why Cassie isn't more pleased for her. Then, Lizbet miscarries and tries to come to terms with the trauma by concentrating on her career. She seems to be okay, but what is left is an overriding resentment towards her sister.
And when temptation takes them both away from their homes it is not only their own relationship that is challenged. At war, little do they realize they have more in common than they think . . .
Synopsis
Cassie is slender, clever, charismatic, successful. The one flaw in her perfect life may be her marriage. Her sister Lizbet is plumper, plainer, dreamier. An aspiring journalist, she?s stuck writing embarrassing articles on sex for
Ladz Mag. Her one achievement is her relationship with Tim, who thinks she?s amusing and smart. Despite Cassie being the favored child, she and Lizbet have always been best friends. But then Lizbet gets pregnant.
Forced apart by mistakes not their own, enticed by new loves, and confronted by challenges they never asked for, Cassie and Lizbet struggle to rediscover the simple goodness of their sisterhood, even as their lives take them on a collision course of heartache and new beginnings.
A Tale of Two Sisters is Anna Maxted at her best?a highly entertaining yet deeply involving story of sisters who lose their way and need each other to find themselves again..
About the Author
Anna Maxted is a freelance writer and the author of the international bestsellers Getting Over It, Running in Heels, Behaving Like Adults, and Being Committed.