[Review] Sisters - Danielle Steel

Title of Book: Sisters
Author: Danielle Steel
Publisher: Corgi Books
Publication Year: 2008
Language: English
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 511

Four New York sisters are brought together to pick up the pieces after a family tragedy. 

Candy is blazing her way as an international supermodel . . . Her sister, Tammy, has a L.A. job producing the most successful hit show on TV. . . In New York, oldest sister Sabrina is an ambitious young lawyer, while Annie is an American artist in Florence . . . On one Fourth of July, the four sisters return home for their family’s annual gathering. But before the holiday is over, tragedy strikes and their world is utterly changed.

The sisters must come together to support each other with the kind of honesty and unconditional love only sisters can provide.

This Week in Books #1

Hi! I miss writing non-review posts. So here I am, with a non-review post. I decided to participate in This Week in Books. A feature created by Lipsy over at Lipsyy Lost & Found. This Week in Books basically sums up our week in books. I'm only going to show my recent reads, because I'm on a book buying ban so I don't have any new books to show. It still sounds fun, doesn't it?

[Review] Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls - Alissa Nutting

Title of Book: Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls
Author: Alissa Nutting
Publisher: Dzanc Books
Publication Year: 2011
Language: English
Format: Ebook
Pages: 142

"Nutting's outrageous writing makes my face split with laughter. . . . She's glorious chaos and utterly original."-Lydia Millet

"A dark catalog of behavior for her characters and the result is a kind of human bestiary, if humans were programmed to go down in flames, to run themselves aground, to seek ruin on every occasion. . . . (They) illuminate how people hide behind their pursuits, concealing what matters most to them while striving, and usually failing, to be loved."-Ben Marcus

Alissa Nutting’s collection is reminiscent of George Saunders' or Aimee Bender’s earlier work where nothing is held back and anything goes.

Alissa Nutting is fiction editor of the literary journal Witness and managing editor of Fairy Tale Review.

[Review] From The Heart - Sheila O'Flanagan

Title of Book: From The Heart
Author: Sheila O’Flanagan
Publisher: Headline
Publication Year: 2003
Language: English
Format: Ebook
Pages: 91

From the Heart reveals the unexpected tales that lie beneath the surface of every-day lives, through a memorable cast of characters all in search of their own happy endings. A hot date gets off to a disastrous start; a young couple long for peace and quiet as they prepare for their first Christmas as parents; two eavesdropping passengers realise they share more in common than they had thought; a couple celebrate their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary, wondering if it's all a sham; and Isobel from Isobel's Wedding encounters an unexpected reunion in a luxurious Caribbean getaway.

A touching and heart-warming selection of stories taken from Sheila O'Flanagan's bestselling collections Destinations, Connections and A Season to Remember, available together exclusively in this digital-only edition.

[Review] The Longest Ride - Nicholas Sparks

Title of Book: The Longest Ride
Author: Nicholas Sparks
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Publication Year: 2014
Language: English
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 471

Ira Levinson is in trouble. Ninety-one years old and stranded and injured after a car crash, he struggles to retain consciousness until a blurry image materializes beside him: his beloved wife Ruth, who passed away nine years ago. Urging him to hang on, she forces him to remain alert by recounting the stories of their lifetime together - how they met, the precious paintings they collected together, the dark days of WWII and its effect on them and their families. Ira knows that Ruth can't possibly be in the car with him, but he clings to her words and his memories, reliving the sorrows and everyday joys that defined their marriage.

A few miles away, at a local bull-riding event, a Wake Forest College senior's life is about to change. Recovering from a recent break-up, Sophia Danko meets a young cowboy named Luke, who bears little resemblance to the privileged frat boys she has encountered at school. Through Luke, Sophia is introduced to a world in which the stakes of survival and success, ruin and reward -- even life and death - loom large in everyday life. As she and Luke fall in love, Sophia finds herself imagining a future far removed from her plans -- a future that Luke has the power to rewrite . . . if the secret he's keeping doesn't destroy it first.

Ira and Ruth. Sophia and Luke. Two couples who have little in common, and who are separated by years and experience. Yet their lives will converge with unexpected poignancy, reminding us all that even the most difficult decisions can yield extraordinary journeys.