The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown is a story of finding your way, growing up and getting on with it within the fabric of a family. Rose, Bianca and Cordelia flew the nest years ago, but when their Mother is diagnosed with breast cancer they all return home to realize all the ways in which they never really left in the first place. These women grabbed me from the Prologue and I was drawn right into the center of their lives. Each of the characters (not the least of which is Barnwell, the town in which the story unfolds) is richly and compassionately drawn.
This is Eleanor Brown. From what I understand, The Weird Sisters is her first novel, but she's hard at work on another one. (I found that out by reading her blog) I'm hardly the first to notice, but this lady has a great voice. One of my favorite things about the book is her choice to write in the first person plural. It's a point-of-view that isn't often used and can be difficult to maintain over the course of an entire novel. Some books that use this POV can be hard to follow (The Fates Will Find Their Way by Hannah Pittard is an example), but in The Weird Sisters, it absolutely works. In fact, I think it works so well because the story requires it. Instead of either hearing the voice of only one of the thee sisters or dividing the narrative into three distinct pieces, she merges each of their voices into one and the story just sings with it.
Is this one on your list or have you read it already? I'd love to hear what you thought!
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