#5 BETWEEN SISTERS by Kristin Hannah

Number of Book #5
Date Began and Finished 1/20- 1/24 2008
Genre - Women's Fiction
Year It Was Published - 2003
Publisher - Ballantine Books
number of Pages 428
mass market paperback
Reason for reading: TBR trade with friend
Rating 4/5 stars

Blurb or Synopsis: This was my first book by Kristin Hannah and i loved it!I was surprised at how much I enjoyed the story and how fast it went for me. Meghann Dontess is a high powered divorce lawyer and is obviously very successful based on where she lives and how she lives. she goes from man to man, never seeing anyone for very long, avoiding commitments. her life is empty.

Part of Meghann's problem is a guilt that she's lived for nearly her entire life. she and her younger sister Claire Cavenaugh were separated when Meghann decided to leave Claire with Claire's biological father. Their mother rarely around to take care of them, and in order to save themselves, Meghann had gone in search of Claire's biological father, who promptly took them in. But Meghann and Claire's father clashed, and so Meghann ran away, knowing she was leaving Claire in responsible hands. But since that parting, the two sisters have not been close, and every time they do talk, they fight. Meghann actually took care of Claire as a mother would a daughter, because their own mother was not responsible enough or ever there to take care of them herself. being an actress was much more important.

Now, Meghann and Claire are reunited. Claire has decided to marry a man that she had met recently, and Meghann feels it's her responsibility to steer Claire in the right direction. Meghann had kept out of Claire's life for the past 27 years ,but now she feels it's time to fix things. Claire, however,doesn't want her older sister to meddle. All she wants is Meghann's blessing.

When everything seemed to fall into place, something happens that may bring short the sisters's new found friendship. The story becomes a near tragedy by the end of the book, and will have the reader in tears.

Meghann meets a man while visiting Claire and helping her get ready for the big wedding. He's a mystery at first, until the reader and those around them realize who he is, the brother of one of Claire's best friends. his story is tragic and ties in together in a way with Claire's as it will be revealed in the last half of the story. Meghann may have finally found the man of her dreams, but is afraid to go that extra step. Commitment had never been her strong point.

BETWEEN SISTERS was a highly enjoyable piece of women's fiction. Good writing, characters were believable, and i wanted to know how the book ended. I'm definitely reading more by this author.