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The Patterson Girls

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The ABIA award-winning novel from bestselling author Rachael Johns.

How can four sisters build the futures they so desperately want, when the past is reaching out to claim them?

When the Patterson daughters return home to Meadow Brook to be with their father after their mother's death, they bring with them a world of complication and trouble.

The eldest sister, obstetrician Madeleine, would rather be anywhere but her hometown, violinist Abigail has fled from her stellar career, while teacher Lucinda is struggling to have the children she and her husband so desperately want. The black sheep of the family, Charlie, feels her life as a barista and exercise instructor doesn't measure up to that of her gifted and successful sisters.

Dealing with their bereft father who is determined to sell the family motel, their loves old and new and a series of troublesome decisions doesn't make life any easier, but when they go through their mother's possessions and uncover the shocking secret of an old family curse, they begin to question everything they thought they knew.

A warm and wise novel about secrets revealed, finding your soulmate and the unique bond between sisters.

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    • Books+Publishing

      July 16, 2015

      Bestselling rural romance author Rachael Johns sets her latest story in a family-owned motel three hours from Adelaide. As the first Christmas after their beloved mother’s death approaches, sisters Madeline, Abigail, Lucinda and Charlie arrive at the motel to find their grief-ridden father struggling to cope. Although they have gathered to support their father, each sister is hoping the break can help reset aspects of their own lives. Boston-based obstetrician Madeline is confused by a relationship at work, violinist Abigail is scared to reveal major changes in her career, teacher Lucinda is worried that her desperation to have children is affecting her marriage, and Charlie feels like the odd one out among her high-achieving sisters. As they sort out their mother’s possessions, they uncover evidence of an old family curse and this becomes the focus of the second half of the book. There is a lot to like in this feel-good romance and just enough sizzle to satisfy. The relationships between the sisters reminds me of Monica McInerney’s family-focused narratives. This is a great book to curl up with on a lazy Sunday afternoon.

      Rachel Wilson is a media academic and former bookseller

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