Liza, Maggie, and Tricia are the Sweeney Sisters, very different adult sisters dealing with the unexpected death of their father, famous author William Sweeney. While dealing with the memorial and estate, they are shocked to discover they have a fourth sister, Serena, who lived next door while they were growing up and is now an accomplished reporter. Their father not only left a surprise daughter but a contract guaranteeing his publisher a tell-all memoir, which the sisters must not only try to find among their father’s papers but must attempt to control.
This book tells the story of sibling support and rivalry; surviving a parent’s shortcomings, especially when you’re also overshadowed by their success; and rebuilding and transforming yourself when life isn’t going how you hoped (or how others hoped it would go for you.) Set in the idyllic town of Southport, Connecticut, where image is everything and gossip runs rampant, The Sweeney Sisters questions this pristine outer appearance and shows the fallout when deeply hidden secrets begin to be revealed.
Even with the author’s pointed dig at my alma mater, I still enjoyed this book and would highly recommend it.
Disclaimer: I received an e-galley of this book from NetGalley and William Morrow in exchange for my honest review. It did not influence my opinion.