Cynthia Ellingsen When We Were Sisters: An emotional & totally gripping

Two sisters who havent spoken for twenty years. One summer to bring a family back together. Jayne Wintershasnt seen her sisterCharlottesince that last childhood holiday at their grandmothers North Carolina beach house. Separated after that summer by their parents in a bitter divorce, Charlotte has never forgiven Jayne for not fighting to stay together. So when Jayne discovers that they have both inherited the beach house, and that their grandmothers last wish was for them to renovate it together, it feels like a miracle one last chance to win her sister back. At first Charlotte will barely speak to her. But slowly the memories of swimming races and storytelling in their attic bedroom looking over the sea start to break down the wall between them. With the help of photographs and letters left by their grandmother for them to find, the two women begin to restore not just the creaking mahogany staircase and the faded antique wallpaper, but their own relationship. But then Jayne discovers that Charlotte has kept a heartstopping secret from their past from her. Can she find it in her heart to forgive her sister and keep their grandmothers dream of reuniting them aliveor are some wounds too big to heal?An emotional and uplifting read about sisters, secrets and the family bonds that hold us together no matter how complicated they are, from the bestselling author ofThe Lighthouse Keeper. Fans of Mary Ellen Taylor, Elin Hilderbrand and Mary Alice Monroe will love this. Readers love... | Cynthia Ellingsen When We Were Sisters: An emotional & totally gripping