The Good Daughters
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The bestselling author of Labor Day returns with a spellbinding novel about friendship, family secrets, and the strange twists of fate that shape our lives The Good Daughters They were born on the same day, in the same small New Hampshire hospital, into families that could hardly have been less alike. Ruth Plank is an artist and a romantic with a rich, passionate, imaginative life. The last of five girls born to a gentle, caring farmer and his stolid wife, she yearns to soar beyond the confines of the land that has been her family's birthright for generations. Dana Dickerson is a scientist and realist whose faith is firmly planted in the natural world. Raised by a pair of capricious drifters who waste their lives on failed dreams, she longs for stability and rootedness. Different in nearly every way, Ruth and Dana share a need to make sense of who they are and to find their places in a world in which neither has ever truly felt she belonged. They also share a love for Dana's wild and beautiful older brother, Ray, who will leave an indelible mark on both their hearts. Told in the alternating voices of Ruth and Dana, The Good Daughters follows these "birthday sisters" as they make their way from the 1950s to the present. Master storyteller Joyce Maynard chronicles the unlikely ways the two women's lives parallel and intersect—from childhood and adolescence to first loves, first sex, marriage, and parenthood; from the deaths of parents to divorce, the loss of home, and the loss of a beloved partner—until past secrets and forgotten memories unexpectedly come to light, forcing them to reevaluate themselves and each other. Moving from rural New Hampshire to a remote island in British Columbia to the '70s Boston art-school scene, The Good Daughters is an unforgettable story about the ties of home and family, the devastating force of love, the healing power of forgiveness, and the desire to know who we are.
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Look at the title. Look at the cover. Look at the author.
Be honest with yourself. You knew what you were getting when you decided to read this book.
Emotional conflict. Drama. Woman's point of view. Right?
If that's what you sought, you will rate this book high.
If you were expecting Tom Clancy, you aren't going to make it past chapter one. (Hint: Next time look for a submarine or a big gun on the front cover.)
But is it literary? I can hear you on the back row ask.
Oh dear. I'd rather you read the book and decide for yourself.
You are really putting me on the spot, aren't you, Bossy Reader in the Back?
Okay. If you are forcing me to give my opinion I'd say it falls somewhere between a genre mystery and one of the many novels you see from a first time author just out of writing school. Competent. Energetic. A surprise or two.
There. Now, go and try it for yourself. And thank you to HarperCollins for sending me this lovely copy.
Embora a “revelação “ seja óbvia desde as primeiras 100 páginas, o livro é muito bem escrito e as personagens muito bem desenvolvidas. Ruth e Dana ficam muito reais e até o morango Clarice/Plank soa doce.
