The Sisters Hemingway: A Novel
Written by Annie England Noblin
Narrated by Madeleine Maby, Eileen Stevens and Teri Clark Linden
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From the author of Sit! Stay! Speak! comes the heartwarming story of three sisters who reunite after their beloved aunt's death to repair their fractured relationships.
The Sisters Hemingway: they couldn’t be more different…or more alike.
The Sisters Hemingway were coming back to Cold River…
Hadley, the poised, polished wife of a Senator
Pfeiffer, the successful New York book editor
Martha, who skyrocketed to Nashville stardom
They each have a secret…a marriage on the rocks, a job lost, a stint in rehab...and they haven’t been together in years.
Returning for the funeral of the aunt who raised them, the sisters must stay together in their childhood home, faced with a puzzle that may affect all their futures. As they learn the truth of what happened to their mother and youngest sister, and rekindle the bonds they had as children, bonds that had once seemed broken. With the help of neighbors, friends, love interests old and new—and one endearing and determined basset hound, the Sisters Hemingway learn that the happiness that has appeared so elusive may be right here at home, just waiting to be claimed.
Annie England Noblin
Annie England Noblin lives with her son, husband, and three dogs in the Missouri Ozarks. She graduated with an M.A. in creative writing from Missouri State University and currently teaches English and communications for Arkansas State University in Mountain Home, Arkansas. She spends her free time playing make-believe, feeding stray cats, and working with animal shelters across the country to save homeless dogs.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I enjoyed the story but the performers were painful. Never quite sure who was supposed to be speaking
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Sisters Hemingway by Annie England Noblin is a heartwarming novel of healing.
Following the death of their Great Aunt Beatrice, sisters Hadley Lawrence, Pfeiffer Hemmingway and Martha Hemingway return to their Cold River, MO for her funeral. Aunt Bea raised the girls following the tragic death of their mother and youngest sister. Each of the sisters moved away as soon as they could and at Aunt Bea's insistence, none of them returned to visit. The Hemingway sisters have drifted apart over the years but will their unexpected reunion prove to be a turning point in their strained relationships?
Everyone in Cold River was surprised when Hadley broke up with her high school sweetheart Brody Nichols and then left town. She quickly met and married law school graduate Mark Lawrence who then went into politics. Now the consummate politician's wife, Hadley is keeping a fairly large secret from her sisters.
Pfieffer left Cold River for college and after graduation, she moved to New York City. A fortuitous encounter with a publishing executive led to a lucrative career as an editor. Pfieffer is also holding back information from her siblings, but Hadley has her suspicions about what is going on in her sister's life.
Martha ran away from Cold River to pursue a career in country music. She rose to stardom then married fellow musician and songwriter Travis Tucker. Now divorced and recently sober, Martha is hoping to revive her career.
The sisters are a little on edge around each other as they say their final goodbyes to Aunt Bea. All of them harbor regrets about some of their decisions and as they spend time together, they gradually let go of some resentment toward one another. They pull together to attempt to put their family home to rights and with help from family friend Rufus Crowley and Brody, they are making headway when the men make a shocking discovery. The truth about this inexplicable finding lies deep in their family's past but will they uncover the truth about what happened? And how will the stunning revelation affect the women's plans for the future?
The Sisters Hemingway is an engaging novel with an interesting storyline and a charming cast of characters. Hadley, Pfeiffer and Martha remain deeply affected by the events of their tragic childhood. However, as they spend at the family farm, they finally begin to heal from the wounds of their past. Annie England Noblin brings this touching novel to an uplifting conclusion that is quite satisfying. Although characters from the first installment in the Cold River series make a few guest appearances, this newest release can easily be read as a standalone. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Done. One day, fabulous read, different plot and great characters. I did have a cold and that permitted me to read all day but the book would have kept me busy reading either way. I also loved the setting in the Ozarks.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I jumped at this book because of the title. I know some people don't like Hemingway. But I fell in love with his The Old Man and the Sea when I first read it in school (junior high? high school?). And I have been fascinated by his complicated, ultimately tragic life ever since. So I might have felt a small stab of disappointment that there's nothing really Hemingway about the book other than the nod to Hemingway's multiple wives in the names of the main characters. But I got over the disappointment as I sank into the story of this messy family, the dysfunction amongst the adult sisters, the tragedy that set them on their respective paths, and the secrets, long buried and of newer province both, that were uncovered in the course of Annie England Noblin's newest novel.Hadley, Pfeiffer, and Martha have all come home to the tiny Missouri Ozark town that they grew up in for the first time in years. They're back for the funeral of their Aunt Bea, the great aunt who stepped into their lives when their mother and youngest sister died in a tornado. Their father having died young of cancer, the sisters' lives were full of tragedy and sorrow. As each grew up in turn, they all moved away from town, never going back to visit, as much their own choice as because Aunt Bea, who hadn't spoken a word since her own girlhood flight from the town, didn't want them to come back. But each of them returns to pay tribute to the woman who stepped up for them and returned to the town she had left so long ago without a second thought. And each of the estranged sisters comes home bearing secrets and baggage she's keeping from her sisters. Oldest sister Hadley is polished and poised, married to a Senator. She's incredibly worried about appearances, an uptight, unhappy cold fish but she's hiding the fact that her less than happy marriage has been over for a long time. Pfeiffer had gone to New York to be a writer but ended up as a successful senior editor, certain of her taste and opinions until she passed on the biggest, most successful book to come out in years, doing so in spectacular fashion and ending up by getting herself fired, something she's not willing to share with her sisters just yet. And Martha, the youngest, shot to fame as a country singer in Nashville, marrying another huge star who took credit for her songwriting. When her marriage failed, assuming she'd be nothing without her talented husband her label dropped her, and she sank into alcoholism. Now she's just out of rehab and trying to rediscover herself. Each of the sisters is at rock bottom and it will only be by relying on each other and old friends who have always cared about them to find a second chance, especially when Aunt Bea's journal surfaces and a secret far older than the sisters is uncovered in their own front yard.The novel rotates among the sisters' perspectives so the reader knows each of the womens' secrets long before her sisters do. This style of narration highlights each sister's frustrations, fears, insecurities, and vulnerabilities very clearly and shows the slow building of trust as the sisters learn to rely on each other and to address the truth and tragedy of their shared past. The resolutions for the sisters are appropriate after all of the healing they faced together and although several of the plot lines, including the reveal surrounding the decades old family secret, are fairly predictable, this is still a likable story of family, resilience, and second chances. Fans of women's fiction and sister stories will gulp this down in no time at all.