I really liked this book. Even though, being a male person, I was attached to this book as I have seen the joys of large families in my childhood. The proximity of the sister's makes reading a very nice book even though it has many tragic occurrences. Four sisters, each successful in their career options on their own path in life, return to their birthplace to enjoy the Fourth of July just as they do each year. Tragedy strikes and turns their lives upside down. Never again will this loving family be the same.
A book that was really a joy to read with some sad occurrences.

~Patrick Mahony ( )

Nice read!!

I have not yet read this book.

Sisters by Danielle Steel
When tragedy strikes the family and the mother is killed and one daughter is left blind the rest of the family rallies around one another.
The father is at a loss in his life and meets up with a woman his daughters ages and they are against it.
Blind woman must attend classes to learn how to live again and she meets many new friends.
The other sisters move in together to watch out for the blind one, giving up some of their lives til she's on her feet.
Loved hearing of the careers the girls have and what sacrifices they make. ( )

Back in high school, I used to read Danielle Steel's books one after another. Have moved on since then though. 'Sisters' has interesting characters and a good storyline but DS tends to repeat herself to prove her point. I love the beginning of the story when the characters were introduced, and the aftermath of the accident which was so heartbreaking. But I find that there were some story lines not fully developed as the story progresses. Maybe that's because DS concentrated the beginning part too much. The ending is a bit of a fairytale. Their father remarried and a baby is on the way, and all four sisters finally end up with their "ideal" men. Do I smell a sequel? ( )