
The Almost Sisters
A Novel
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Joshilyn Jackson
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Joshilyn Jackson
With empathy, grace, humor, and piercing insight, the author of Gods in Alabama presents a powerful, emotionally resonant novel of the South that confronts the truth about privilege, family, and the distinctions between perception and reality - the stories we tell ourselves about our origins and who we really are.
Superheroes have always been Leia Birch Briggs' weakness. One tequila-soaked night at a comics convention, the usually level-headed graphic novelist is swept off her barstool by a handsome and anonymous Batman.
It turns out the caped crusader has left her with more than just a nice, fuzzy memory. She's having a baby boy - an unexpected but not unhappy development in the 38-year-old's life. But before Leia can break the news of her impending single-motherhood (including the fact that her baby is biracial) to her conventional Southern family, her stepsister Rachel's marriage implodes. Worse, she learns her beloved 90-year-old grandmother, Birchie, is losing her mind, and she's been hiding her dementia with the help of Wattie, her best friend since girlhood.
Leia returns to Alabama to put her grandmother's affairs in order, clean out the big Victorian that has been in the Birch family for generations, and tell her family that she's pregnant. Yet just when Leia thinks she's got it all under control, she learns that illness is not the only thing Birchie's been hiding. Tucked in the attic is a dangerous secret with roots that reach all the way back to the Civil War. Its exposure threatens the family's freedom and future, and it will change everything about how Leia sees herself and her sister, her son and his missing father, and the world she thinks she knows.
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A "comic" adventure
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xactly the book that fans of this author come back time and time to drink up. It’s quaint, quirky, funny and oh so southern - as usual. Joshilyn Jackson fine-tuned product. I count the days till release, then plan extra reading time in my schedule because I know once I start, it’s going to be hard to put down.
I must say though that Almost Sisters took a little longer to get into than normal. The scenario felt pushed and pulled to fit an agenda or story line that the author was trying satisfy. It took a long time till it began to flow naturally. Some of the one liners in this book are remember ably hysterical. This book really showcased Joshilyn Jackson’s sharp wit and killer humor.
Fans will be Pleased as Punch!
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I fully enjoyed this!
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Almost...but not quite.
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Enough twists to stay interesting
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I admit I thought the storyline was a little slow to start. But after I got into the book I loved it! I laughed and I was actually brought to tears thinking about Miss birchie
Heartwarming
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An Almost Perfect Book!
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So much better than I expected!
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Beautiful
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Relatable & Real
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