by Sandi Kahn Shelton
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Dear Lily . . .
At age thirty-four, Lily Brown has her life just the way she likes it. And what’s not to like? She’s got a great job as an advice columnist for the local newspaper, an adorable four-year-old son, and an ex-husband, Teddy, who still thinks she’s wonderful. She even lives in the same beach house where she grew up, with a great view of Long Island Sound and plenty of beach roses to smell.
So what if she won’t let herself date anyone until she finds a new girlfriend for Teddy, who happens to still be hung up on her? So what if she hasn’t changed a thing in her parents’ house, even twelve years after their tragic deaths? So what if it’s been ten years since she’s heard from her younger sister, Dana, who stormed out of the house in a rage when she was a teenager? Lily is fine.
But it’s funny how life has a way of upsetting even the most perfectly laid-out plans, and when one night Lily finds herself painting ghastly orange highlights into her lovely auburn hair, even she suspects that she’s been in something of a rut. And then, when her long-lost little sister shows up, bringing with her the fun and drama and hell-raising spontaneity Lily has missed, her life suddenly takes a turn for the unexpected.
To Lily’s chagrin, Dana’s energy seems to enthrall everyone, especially Teddy. As the tension between the sisters escalates, Dana reveals decades-old family secrets that she’s been burdened with all these years, and Dear Lily must heed her own advice about accepting life’s messiness and chaos.
With her trademark blend of sparkling wit and characters you can’t forget, Sandi Kahn Shelton tells a compelling and universal story of two sisters who learn what they need to let go of, and what they have to hold on to as tightly as they can.
From the Hardcover edition.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
 Wonderful Read, I couldn't put it down!, 2008-10-24
Wonderful heartwarming story, marvelous characters, gripping story that has you rooting for its heroine. I did not want the book to end! I still want to know more about Lily and how her life plays out now that she has had her epiphany. The story is so good that you don't realize how full of wisdom it is until you finish it and reflect on the various characters: the long dead narcisstic mother, the dysfunctional sibling vs the "good" daughter, the supportive created family vs the family of origin, etc. Fantastic on all levels, and extra fun for those of us who live in CT and can relate to the local references. I can't wait for the author's next book!!!
2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
 This is the story of a 34 year old woman who doesn't stand up for her ideas and is terrified of change. , 2008-05-23
34 year old advice columnist Lily is afraid of change and her life is about to change big time after her long lost sister who took off after their parents died in a car accident comes back as if nothing had happened and begins sleeping with Lily's ex husband Teddy.
If you think this is bad well hold your horses because Lily's sister Dana not only sleeps with Teddy but gets pregnant!!!Call it dysfunctional I have no other name for this kind of thing.
Lily sister brings with her a bunch of shocking secrets Lily never knew about like the fact that her mother Isabel was involved with their lesbian neighbor Gracie and that they were both planning on living together in Italy but this never happened due to the car accident that killed Isabel and her husband.
Well it doesn't end here but I won't tell you more. The story is ok but it didn't do it for me since the characters were not developed enough for my liking and because I didn't find the depth I would've expected.
Some of you might be entertained by all these dysfunctional events. I just found it average. This is certainly not a book I wish remember.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
The most entertaining book I've read in years, 2008-01-20
If you're looking to get lost in a book and are a woman in her thirties, this is it. In between job demands, child rearing and the tough business of facing middle age, it's great to find an escape such as this one. I'm promptly purchasing all of Ms. Shelton's novels after fully enjoying this one.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Way above normal!!, 2007-06-06
Not the average summer read, this is way above normal. Sandi Shelton's descriptions of people, places and relationships are all delightfully real, the plotline has many surprising twists.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Kept me up way past my bedtime, 2007-04-20
I love Sandi Shelton's insight and humor, which put me in mind of a less-flippant Nora Ephron. And I love how she fleshes out characters that other writers would leave as cartoons, until they start to seem as real as my neighbors and twice as interesting. Now, having devoured A PIECE OF NORMAL and her first novel, WHAT COMES AFTER CRAZY, I'm waiting impatiently for book #3. (My husband probably hopes it's a long wait, since Shelton's books keep me up so late with the reading light on.)
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