One of the reasons why I wanted to read this book was because it said '
sisters' in the title. Since I have two sisters who
means a lot to me, I have always loved reading about '
sisters' :). I must say that once I started reading, I couldn't put the book down. Everytime I finished a chapter, I wanted to read one more and it went on until I finished.
The story has five main characters - Brian (Father), Sara (Mother), Jesse (son), Kate (daughter with cancer), Anna (daughter who is the donor for Kate). There are two other characters
Campbell (lawyer of Anna) and Julia (who is appointed as ad litem for Anna) who are equally important I must say.
In the beginning I was a bit upset with Anna for wanting to sue her parents, but as I read on I was able to empathize with her. I kept wondering what I would have done if I was in Sara's place? Would I just give up and let go of Kate or would I keep fighting as she did?? Brian is a father who may not come across as a strong person in the beginning. But I felt he was like a pillar which kept the family together in the most difficult of times. Jesse's condition was understandable and quite predictable I must say. The intriguing thing was, there was no chapter narrating Kate's perspective until the end. I wonder why. Maybe the author wanted us to think on our own and understand what she was going through. I loved the way the love story unfolded between Julia and Campbell. Campbell reminded me how foolish and scared men can be sometimes (esp of commitment ;D). Julia reminded me of a hindi movie heroine, dont know why. Her character gave us an outsider's view about the ongoings. I was absolutely shocked (in a good way) by the climax as I never expected it. I never thought that it would end that way.
I savoured every bit of the book. The best part about the book was it wasn't narrated by just one character. Instead, each character narrates the story from his/her point of view and that narration was titled with their name. This helps the reader in understanding the story better and from all aspects. (The first chapter was titled Anna and it was her narration. I thought, are we gonna read only Anna's point of view? When I moved on to the second/third chapters, I realized that this was not the case. We would be listening to every character's point of view (except for Kate's until the end). This is the first time I have come across such form of writing and I was really pleased and impressed to see that :).
There are parts which tugs your heart and completely immerses you in the book. You feel as if you are one of the family members watching them quitely from a corner. There were times when tears started rolling and you feel like going and hugging one of them. OK, dont think that this book is all weepy and all about crying. Nope, it has good amount of humour too. To sum it up, a gripping, heart wrenching story that all of you should read! Am sure you will love it! :)
Rating - 4/5