The Two-Family House
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Lynda Cohen Loigman
"An emotional but dreamy novel that...will transport you far, far away from your next dreary Monday morning. You may do a lot of sobbing, but don't worry, you'll be smiling by the end." —Bustle, "12 Spring Break Reads To Help You Escape Normal Life"**Buzzfeed, "14 Of The Most Buzzed-About Books"**Popsugar, "6 Books You Should Read""A novel you won't be able to put down." —Diane Chamberlain, New York Times bestselling authorBrooklyn, 1947: In the midst of a blizzard, in a two-family brownstone, two babies are born, minutes apart. The mothers are sisters by marriage: dutiful, quiet Rose, who wants nothing more than to please her difficult husband; and warm, generous Helen, the exhausted mother of four rambunctious boys who seem to need her less and less each day. Raising their families side by side, supporting one another, Rose and Helen share an impenetrable bond forged before and during that dramatic winter night.When the storm passes, life seems to return to normal; but as the years progress, small cracks start to appear and the once deep friendship between the two women begins to unravel. No one knows why, and no one can stop it. One misguided choice; one moment of tragedy. Heartbreak wars with happiness and almost, but not quite, wins. Moving and evocative, Lynda Cohen Loigman's debut novel The Two-Family House is a heart-wrenching, gripping multigenerational story, woven around the deepest of secrets.
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Author
Lynda Cohen Loigman
Pages
304
Publisher
Macmillan
Published Date
2016-03-08
ISBN
1250076927 9781250076922
Ratings
Google: 5
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"This book is awesome. It is not a fun vacation read but it is worth reading. It's deep, a little depressing, and well written."
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Amanda Warren
"I listened to this on audio. The story is great and the narrator was wonderful. "
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Samantha Gilbert
"Read this over spring break and am dying for someone else to read it. I LOVED it! I was bawling at the end....in a good way! It is the story of two families that share a duplex in (I think) the early 50s. The husbands are brothers who own a business together and are totally different. One family has all girls and the other all boys until one night when the two VERY pregnant wives are stranded at the house during a snow storm.....Anyway not to give too much away, but their decision changes their lives forever."
Amy Trask
