I don’t often read long books. I am not entirely sure whether this comes from a lack of attention span… I have never been able to knit anything as long or involved as a jumper, despite the fact that I was able to knit intricate and fiddly toys! Perhaps it is simply an aversion to spending too much of my time on one storyline. Whatever the reason, when I have pushed myself to read a “long book” I have been delightfully rewarded.
Take my most recent journey into the world of ‘The Alphabet Sisters,’ what initially struck me as a Maeve Binchey-style romance, was a striking and meaningful novel which I am thoroughly pleased I read.
I finished the novel not long after Australia won the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan, interestingly, without the usual grief I feel when I finish “spending time” with the characters I have come to know and love. I loved the novel and I loved the realistic if not entirely happy ending. It transported me to a family where not is all what it seems and three sisters grow to learn that despite all the difficulties life throws at them, their friendship and love for each other helps them face anything.
To my sisters and friends, the novel is at my place for your perusal if ever and when you should like to read it.
Highly recommended by me!
Ahh... Serenity 
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