The Romance Reader's Guide to Life by Sharon Pywell
I can't tell you where I first saw this cover; wherever it was, it caught my eye. Then I read a short synopsis of the novel and decided that I just had to read it. A rainy, chilly weekend with no plans guaranteed me plenty of time to read it, and I did in just a few short days. I'm not one to sit for hours and buzz through a book; I get twitchy and have to get up and move around, so while I read quickly, it still takes me a few days longer to finish a novel. This was the exception for me, and I'm still trying to figure out exactly why. It appears by the cover this could be a romance, a historical romance, or even a chick-lit novel. It's not really any of these. After thinking about it for a few days, I still can't quite decide just what exactly it is, so I'm going to stop trying. I'll give you a quick peek: An Irish-American family, growing up in Lynn, Massachusetts in the early 1930's. Sisters Lilly and Neave are close in age,...