I think my favorite part of this book was how well Luanne Rice writes descriptions of places and scenery. I feel like I have spent a few days on Martha's Vineyard and made a quick trip to Ireland. Addiction, AA and Alanon added a very nice storyline and was beautifully written. The 3 sisters, their relationships with one another and the important people in their lives are interesting. It isn't my favorite Luanne Rice book, but I did enjoy watching the characters grow, their family dysfunction, and it got me thinking. I recommend it, but not when you're in a Janet Evanovitch mood!

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I've read several negative reviews about this book but to my surprise, I found it very enjoyable. It is not without flaws; the plot was predictable in places, it felt rushed in places (the whole trip to Ireland felt disjointed when I wanted lyrical), but I loved the family connections, the characters of the sisters and their island friends and the almost mystical threads connecting them all together. Not the author's best work, but frankly, I enjoyed it much more than the author's two or three books preceeding this one. I felt this book harkened back to the feel of the Hubbard's Point/Black Hall books that I so adored. Give this book a chance; you might find the enjoyment in it that I did too.

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Normally I enjoy her novels - I just couldn't get into this one at all. Gave up at about 50 pages in. Better luck with the next one!

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The love is gone. There was a time when I would buy Luanne's Rice's books the minute that they hit the shelves. Not so much anymore, because she's disappointed me with her last few efforts. I used to lose myself in her stories and characters but this one was like the last few - boring and predicatable. I won't be in a rush to pick up her next book and wouldn't recommend this to anyone.

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Believe or not this is the first book I've read by this author. At first I was going to give up on the story since it was moving alittle slow. Also I read a review on it that wasn't positive. But I don't like to give up on a book. I'm glad I read the story about 3 sisters that had a hard decision to make between them. I enjoyed the descriptions written to visual items in the story. I look forward to reading more books from this author.

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This book was disappointing. A light and very quick read. I appreciated some of the family elements of the story especially how family relationships and memories can be associated with a particular place. And Martha's Vineyard is a beautiful setting. However, much of the story line was far fetched and somewhat disjointed. It is a story of three sisters, but really focuses on just one. Another story line is that of a nephew who is recovering addict. It really did not add anything to the book. Another character is an eccentric old friend who is living in a storage unit. There if friendship and an unexplored romance there, but again left unresolved and disjointed. Disappointing overall.

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