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Shred Sisters
A General Fiction Novel by Betsy Lerner
Subgenres:
- Family Drama,
- Coming-of-Age,
- Mental Health
This book is for you if you're into...
- Sister stories where love and rivalry cut deep
- Mental health explored through unpredictable family dynamics
- Coming-of-age journeys set against New York publishing
From Little Stack
Amy’s life has been shaped by her older sister, Ollie, a dynamic but unpredictable beauty who struggles with her mental health. As a contrast, Amy is cautious and relies on reason in school and her career, even as her sister’s behavior brings chaos into her life.
I savor books that show how sisterhood can involve both conflict and a core of love, and Shred Sisters strikes this balance perfectly. As Amy and Ollie come in and out of each other’s worlds over the decades, as they hurt and heal each other, you’ll be absolutely invested as a reader.
LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE
No one will love you more or hurt you more than a sister.
From Betsy Lerner, celebrated author of The Bridge Ladies, comes a wry and riveting debut novel about family, mental illness, and a hard-won path between two sisters.
It is said that when one person in a family is unstable, the whole family is destabilized. Meet the Shreds. Olivia is the sister in the spotlight until her stunning confidence becomes erratic and unpredictable, a hurricane leaving people wrecked in her wake.
Younger sister Amy, cautious and studious to the core, believes in facts, proof, and the empirical world. None of that explains what’s happening to Ollie, whose physical beauty and charisma mask the mental illness that will shatter Amy’s carefully constructed life.
As Amy comes of age and seeks to find her place—first in academics, then New York publishing, and through a series of troubled relationships—every step brings collisions with Ollie, who slips in and out of the Shred family without warning. Yet for all that threatens their sibling bond, Amy and Ollie cannot escape or deny the inextricable sister knot that binds them.
Spanning two decades, Shred Sisters is an intimate and bittersweet story exploring the fierce complexities of sisterhood, mental health, loss and love. If anything is true it’s what Amy learns on her road to self-acceptance: No one will love you more or hurt you more than a sister.
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