This is a debut novel and I thought it was very well done! The sisters are Milly and Twiss. They earned that name because they have spent their lives tending to wounded birds. They are two old spinsters who live in the house in which they grew up. Most of the book is a flashback to these sisters as young girls. Their mother came from a wealthy family but was disowned when she married for love. Their father was a golf-pro and loved rubbing elbows with the country club elites. Love ebbs away over the years to the point that their parents didn't even share the same bedroom. In 1947 the course of this family's life was changed forever. It was that summer that their father was in an accident that changed his golf swing and sent him spiraling into a deep depression. It was also the summer that Milly fell in love and cousin Bett comes to visit for the summer. I really enjoyed how the author unfolded this story. It involves love, deception, loyalty and loss. Check it out!
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