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4.5
Laura Barrow
Three estranged sisters reconnect in their Louisiana hometown to face an unresolved past in a heartfelt novel about family, grief, secrets, and forgiveness. Savannah was four years old when her twin sister, Georgia, went missing from their small Louisiana town, fracturing their family. Twenty-eight years later, Savannah convinces her estranged older sisters, Rayanne and Sue Ellen, to honor the pact they made as children and retrieve the time capsule they buried in their old backyard. But coming home means confronting old ghosts...and their stubborn grandmother, Meemaw. Sifting through the artifacts, they come across a photograph taken on the day Georgia disappeared and spot a familiar woman lingering in the background. While Sue Ellen and Rayanne want to move on with their lives, Savannah is determined to find the woman--and perhaps a clue to the past. When old tensions, rivalries, and memories resurface, the sisters must reconsider what they thought they knew about that fateful day, about each other, and about themselves. On their search to uncover what happened to Georgia, each of them will discover what Meemaw has known all along: family is everything.
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Author
Laura Barrow
Pages
303
Publisher
Amazon Publishing
Published Date
2023
ISBN
1662510268 9781662510267
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"So good! I laughed out loud at Meemaw. Such a great story that kept me interested the whole way through. The audio version is awesome, complete with southern accents. I highly recommend! "
Jody Meece
"Such a sweet story! This was my June pick on Amazon First Reads and I'm so glad it was! I couldn't put it down. "
Kaylee Yetter
"So first off, I don’t think this book should have the thriller classification at all. If anything, it is literary fiction with a dash of mystery. If you go into the book knowing this, you will probably enjoy yourself. This is the story of three sisters who return to their hometown to dig up a time capsule that they buried after their mother passed. Inside the capsule they find a picture from the day Savannah’s twin, Georgia, went missing. Still searching for answers about their sister’s disappearance over 20 years ago, they decide to find out more information about a woman seen in the background of the picture. The story jumps in time from the past to the present to unfold the mystery, but the magic lies in the characters. MeeMaw is a tough as nails lady who will fight for what’s best for her family despite the devastating blows that life has sent her way. The sisters each have individual personalities filled with melancholy and heart that makes you invested in their happiness. This was an enjoyable read that has a very cinematic feel to it and kinda reminds me of [b:Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood|137791|Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood|Rebecca Wells|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1408313524l/137791._SY75_.jpg|1010054]"
Nicole Falche
"This is a super easy easy read. I thought the writing was great, and the flow was nice. I wanted there to be more as far as the missing sister went, but all in all this was a great story about what family really means."
Sarah Miles