Pieces of My Sister's Life

Twin sisters Kerry and Eve Barnard shared one soul, one language and one future, sailing the Block Island harbor with their father, shouldering each other's longing for their absent mother, and losing themselves in their neighbor Justin's stories about a magical world called Canardia. Until the tumultuous, tragic summer of their sixteenth birthday, when their father's death upends their world and they learn that what they both want is a future only one of them can have. Thirteen years later, Kerry returns to her childhood home to comfort her terminally ill sister and to confront Justin, the husband she thought would be hers, and Gillian, the daughter who looks just like herhoping to finally bring closure to the dark secrets and cruel betrayals that tore the sisters apart. Beautiful, heartbreaking, and insightful, this debut novel explores the passions that shape our lives, the pain of dealing with a loved one's illness, and the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood. The following questions are intended to enhance your reading of this captivating novel.Arnold, Elizabeth Joy is the author of 'Pieces of My Sister's Life ', published 2007 under ISBN 9780385340656 and ISBN 0385340656.