Sisterland by Curtis Sittenfeld
My 2 cents:
Sisterland
by Curtis Sittenfeld is worth a second look. Narrated by Daisy, a
30-something former social-worker, stay-at-home mom who is married to
Jeremy, a loving husband and professor of geophysics. Daisy and
Jeremy live in St. Louis, Missouri near the giant arch and are
parents to Rosie, 3, and Owen, 1. Daisy is also an identical twin.
Her sister, Violet, is a psychic/medium who often talks to her
spiritual guide, Guardian, is perpetually short of cash, and
generally drives her twin crazy on a regular basis. Daisy also has
“senses,” but works hard to shake them off, and be a “normal”
wife and mother.
Things get shaky when
Violet publicly predicts a major earthquake for the St. Louis area
and names a date for the event, October 16. Something earthshattering
does happen on the
16th, but it's not
the earthquake Vi and Daisy expected.
Sittenfeld's novel, both
dark and enlightening, is also funny and sweet in places. Some of the
best dialogue comes unexpectedly from Daisy's daughter, Rosie.
Length: 397
pages
Worth Your Time?
Yes. Curtis Sittenfeld is also the NY Times bestselling author of
Prep
and American Wife.
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