Book description
From the USA Today bestselling author of When We Believed in Mermaids comes an emotional novel about two women facing the betrayals, heartbreaks, and refuge of true friendship.
Phoebe and Suze used to be closer than sisters. Growing up in a quiet and wildly beautiful coastal town in Oregon, they…
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2 authors picked The Starfish Sisters as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I have been a Barbara O’Neal fan through her Barbara Samuel and Ruth Wind years. Barbara can turn a phrase like no one else. She creates exquisite pictures with words, which you see through her character’s eyes. Her female characters speak to me. They are me.
I both savor her books and speed through them because I can’t stop reading. This book, in particular, drew me with the beautifully drawn relationship between on-again, off-again lifelong friends, as well as the one between a grandmother and granddaughter.
I have to admit I love books about actors/actresses (also writers, rock stars, and…
I loved this book because it dealt with the complicated relationships of family and friends and the things we do to protect those we love.
Our fears color our perceptions and those skewed perceptions dictate what we do, which isn’t always the best course. I also loved the description of art in this book—they made the setting come alive.
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