Between Sisters

Meghann and Claire are distanced sisters. Events from childhood both hold them together and tear them apart. Like most sisters, they are very different people. Meghann is success oriented; it satisfies the needs she ignores. Claire is a family person without much of a family.

Mom is basically absent unless she steps in to inflict trauma. Meghann and Claire relied on each other throughout their childhood years, but when mom grew even more unreliable, teenaged Meghann found younger sister's Claire's father, giving him the chance to bond with Claire—a chance he wanted, but their mother never gave him. Here's where the split occurs. Where Claire has the bare bones of a family, Meghann now has none.

(Note: I was familiar with Meghann from another Hannah novel, DISTANT SHORES, so it was interesting to know her backstory.)

Hannah does a classic job of describing the relationship between the sisters. Of course, each acquires a love interest over the course of the story—men as different as the sisters themselves. I think I like the character development and arc of Meghann's Joe and Claire's Bobby Jack as much as I do that of the sisters.

I enjoyed this story very much. While maybe not my favorite Hannah novel, (I'm trying to read them all) it certainly had enough substance and conflict to keep me engaged to the very end.