04/01/2017
Minerva Promise is one of the first women to have in vitro fertilization in the late 1970s. She selects donors with particular talents so that her children become prodigies. There's Joanie, the talented pianist; Meg, the painter in the family; and the youngest, Avery, who can tell a compelling story before she learns to write. Minerva writes a tell-all book that quickly draws an overwhelming amount of attention to the family, and 16-year-old Joanie, on television, decides to take matters into her own hands by purposely fumbling her piano playing. This leads Minerva to react in such a way that changes all of their lives. Now grown, the sisters live far away from their mother and are completely removed from their early talents. When a documentary filmmaker shows up and pursues the "Promise sisters" as his new subjects, more questions than answers arise. VERDICT Bostwick ("Cobbled Court Quilts" series) writes yet another strong, character-driven tale that will have any reader truly invested in the sisters. For fans of Debbie Macomber and Robyn Carr.—Melissa Keegan, Ela Area P.L., Lake Zurich, IL
Every child prodigy grows up eventually. For the Promise sisters, escaping their mother's narcissism and the notoriety that came with her bestselling book hasn't been easy. Minerva Promise claimed that her three test-tube daughters-gifted pianist Joanie, artistic Meg, and storyteller Avery-were engineered and molded to be geniuses. In adulthood, their modest lives fall far short of her grand ambitions. But now, twenty years after the book's release, she hopes to redeem herself by taking part in a new documentary.
Meg, who hasn't picked up a paintbrush in years, adamantly refuses to participate, until a car accident leaves her with crushing medical bills. While she recuperates in Seattle, the three sisters reluctantly meet with filmmaker Hal Seeger, another former prodigy. Like them, he's familiar with the weight of failed potential. But as he digs deeper, he uncovers secrets they've hidden from each other and a revelation that will challenge their beliefs, even as it spurs them to forge their own extraordinary lives at last.
Every child prodigy grows up eventually. For the Promise sisters, escaping their mother's narcissism and the notoriety that came with her bestselling book hasn't been easy. Minerva Promise claimed that her three test-tube daughters-gifted pianist Joanie, artistic Meg, and storyteller Avery-were engineered and molded to be geniuses. In adulthood, their modest lives fall far short of her grand ambitions. But now, twenty years after the book's release, she hopes to redeem herself by taking part in a new documentary.
Meg, who hasn't picked up a paintbrush in years, adamantly refuses to participate, until a car accident leaves her with crushing medical bills. While she recuperates in Seattle, the three sisters reluctantly meet with filmmaker Hal Seeger, another former prodigy. Like them, he's familiar with the weight of failed potential. But as he digs deeper, he uncovers secrets they've hidden from each other and a revelation that will challenge their beliefs, even as it spurs them to forge their own extraordinary lives at last.
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Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940169808841 |
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| Publisher: | Blackstone Audio, Inc. |
| Publication date: | 03/28/2017 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
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