The Canterbury Sisters, Kim Wright
The Canterbury Sisters, Kim Wright
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The Canterbury Sisters

Author: Kim Wright

Narrator: Bernadette Dunne

Unabridged: 9 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/19/2015

Categories: Fiction, Women


Synopsis

Che Milan's life is falling apart. Not only has her longtime lover abruptly dumped her, but her eccentric, demanding mother has recently died. When an urn of ashes arrives, along with a note reminding Che of a half-forgotten promise to take her mother to Canterbury, Che finds herself reluctantly undertaking a pilgrimage. Within days she joins a group of women who are walking the sixty miles from London to the shrine of Becket in Canterbury Cathedral. In the best Chaucer tradition, the women swap stories as they walk, each vying to see who can best describe true love. Che, who is a perfectionist and workaholic, loses her cell phone at the first stop and is forced to slow down and really notice the world around her, perhaps for the first time in years.

About Kim Wright

Kim Wright is the author of Love in Mid Air and has been writing about travel, food, and wine for more than twenty years for many magazines, including Wine Spectator, Self, Travel & Leisure, and Vogue. She has twice won the Lowell Thomas Award for travel writing. She also ballroom dances competitively. Kim lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Esil on April 20, 2015

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for an opportunity to read an advance copy of The Canterbury Sisters. I really enjoyed reading this book. It was light, but clever and well written. Unfortunately, the cover does this book a disservice and makes it look fluffier than it is. The main character......more

Goodreads review by Carmen on April 16, 2015

I loved, loved, LOVED this novel! Ever read a book that once in awhile you step back and think "I am having a blast reading this!" ? It may sound silly but that's how I felt while reading The Canterbury Sisters. The novel is narrated by Che De Milan whose eccentric Mother just passed and has hit a sn......more

Goodreads review by Heather on June 13, 2015

4.5 Recommend you put this on your list to read. Full of surprises and a few predictable moments but overall a novel about diverse and strong women making a pilgrimage to Canterbury that will make you think, laugh, and feel a bit inspired. Don't let the fragile teacups on the cover fool you. Wright......more

Goodreads review by Sue on April 26, 2015

The Canterbury Sisters has left me somewhat conflicted, which delayed my review somewhat. The story begins as Che Milan confronts two major changes in her life---the recent death of her mother and the departure of her "assumed-to-be" partner who has found another to share his life with. To compound......more

Goodreads review by Claudia on August 31, 2017

4.5 Me ha gustado mucho más de lo que esperaba porque reconozco que esta fue una de esas compras por impulso y una buena cuota de frivolidad; la portada es tan bella que me conquistó y la llevé para casa. Pero al leer la historia me he encontrado con una novela profunda, muy íntima, madura y reflexi......more