Lower has a way of placing the reader right in the middle of Puffin Bay with the long-time residents of this ocean side town – so much so that you can smell the fresh lobster and sea air. The reader obtains such a deep, intimate knowledge of each of them, that despite some very real nastiness between them early on, you cannot help but root for each to find happiness in the end. Each section serves to bring the individual sisters’ personalities alive. Written in three parts, from each of the sister’s perspectives, the novel follows the Bronson girls as they find peace, forgiveness and love. Set in the small Maine town of Puffin Bay, three drastically different sisters – Charlotte, Emily & Anne Bronson – are brought together by the terms of their mother’s will after years apart and a falling out between two of the three girls. Lower has proven her talent for creating vivid settings and complex characters over and over - and this tale of sibling rivalry, as well as of both long-lost and new loves is exactly what I have come to expect from this gifted author. Not surprisingly, I loved it, as I have loved all her books prior to this one. Lower’s American historical Cotillion Ball Series novels, I was eager to read her first contemporary story.
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