The Sister Season, Jennifer Scott
The Sister Season, Jennifer Scott
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The Sister Season

Author: Jennifer Scott

Narrator: Tracy Brunjes

Unabridged: 9 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/18/2014

Categories: Fiction, Family Life


Synopsis

It's 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. They're 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 there's 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 you're a sister, aren't you a sister forever?

About Jennifer Scott

Jennifer Scott, the author of the novel The Accidental Book Club, also writes award-winning young adult fiction as Jennifer Brown, including Bitter End and Hate List, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. Jennifer has a bachelor of arts degree in psychology from William Jewell College. She lives in the Kansas City, Missouri, area.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Katdarling on March 08, 2014

I absolutely LOVED this book. Coming from a family with what seemingly would seem like a LOT of issues, this was real for me in so many ways. I was able to feel the feelings of all three daughters growing up with an abusive father, the grandson with suicidal issues and the wife who was severely abus......more

Goodreads review by Mari on January 22, 2014

It took me several pages before I really synced with the rhythm of Sister Season. But once I did, I was hooked. When I cracked the spine, I anticipated a run-of-the-mill chick lit book full of the typical family strife and drama, with an ending that tied everything up nicely in a bright bow of sunsh......more

Goodreads review by Allie on December 14, 2021

DNF...yeah, this was a hard pass for me. I made it to about 50 pages before I was like, NOPE. I made a promise to myself a few months ago that if I sensed that I wouldn’t like a book, no matter how early or late I was into the story, I would trust my gut and put it down. I don’t think I’ll regret no......more

Goodreads review by Shevanty on June 12, 2020

This book combined two of my favorite things: family drama and the holiday season! I went into this book thinking it was gonna be a cliché family differences/holiday get together kind of book, but OH MY GOD I was wrong! This book was twisted and much more dark than I thought. The story is told in mu......more

Goodreads review by Marie on June 29, 2020

Family dynamics at its finest...well done!......more