Pieces of My Sister's Life: A Novel

Elizabeth Arnold

Jul 2007 · Sold by Bantam

About this ebook

Two sisters who shared everything. One unforgivable moment.

And a second chance…There’s something to talk about in every chapter of Elizabeth Joy Arnold’s poignant, insightful debut novel—the perfect summer read for all those who loved Elisabeth Robinson’s The True and Outstanding Adventures of the Hunt Sisters, Judy Blume’s Summer Sisters, and Jodi Picoult’s My Sister’s Keeper.

Once, Kerry and Eve Barnard did everything together: sailing the Block Island harbor with their father, listening to their neighbor Justin’s magical fairy tales, and all the while longing for their absent mother. They were twin girls arm in arm, secrets entwined between two hearts. Until the summer of their seventeenth birthday, when their extraordinary bond was shattered. And thirteen years later, it will take all the courage they can summon to put the pieces back together—at a time when it matters most.…

Ratings and reviews

Despite this being a book about twins, I didn't really like it. It was slow to move, the characters were not very believable and their motivations were stupid. The plot held lameness - particularly that bit about the Senator. I wouldn't read another by her, as this felt like a slow, contrived novel - nor would I recommend this garbage to anyone I know.

I loved this book. Quick read for me because I couldn't put it down. Childhood hurts, good memories, family relationships, love and death.

I think if art imatates life, then this story says it all.

About the author

Elizabeth Arnold was raised in New York, and has degrees from Vassar College and Princeton University. She lives with her husband in Hopewell, New Jersey, where she is at work on her next novel.