Listen free for 30 days
-
Between Sisters
- Narrated by: Laural Merlington
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wish list failed.
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Between Sisters
Buy Now for $37.71
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Buy it with
-
The Things We Do for Love
- A Novel
- Written by: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
- Length: 13 hrs
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 198
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 171
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 171
Years of trying unsuccessfully to conceive a child have broken more than Angie DeSaria’s heart. Following a painful divorce, she moves back to her small Pacific Northwest hometown and takes over management of her family’s restaurant. In West End, where life rises and falls like the tides, Angie’s fortunes will drastically change yet again when she meets and befriends a troubled young woman.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Basic and a bit offensive
- By Anynomous on 2021-07-12
Written by: Kristin Hannah
-
Night Road
- Written by: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Kathleen McInerney
- Length: 14 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 381
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 344
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 343
For 18 years, Jude Farraday has put her children’s needs above her own, and it shows - her twins, Mia and Zach, are bright and happy teenagers. When Lexi Baill moves into their small, close-knit community, no one is more welcoming than Jude. Lexi, a former foster child with a dark past, quickly becomes Mia’s best friend. Then Zach falls in love with Lexi and the three become inseparable. Jude does everything to keep her kids on track for college and out of harm’s way. It has always been easy - until senior year of high school. Suddenly she is at a loss.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Good until the end
- By Amazon Customer on 2019-09-24
Written by: Kristin Hannah
-
On Mystic Lake
- A Novel
- Written by: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 93
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 84
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 85
On the day her daughter leaves for college, Anne Colwater's husband of 20 years announces he wants a divorce. Her roles of wife and mother suddenly gone, Annie retreats to her childhood home of Mystic, Washington, to heal. There she finds her old friend Nick, suddenly widowed and unable to cope with his emotionally scarred young daughter, Izzie.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Performed well
- By Cubey on 2023-05-24
Written by: Kristin Hannah
-
Magic Hour
- Written by: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 14 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 344
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 299
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 297
In the rugged Pacific Northwest lies the Olympic National Forest - nearly a million acres of impenetrable darkness and impossible beauty. From deep within this old growth forest, a six-year-old girl appears. Speechless and alone, she offers no clue as to her identity, no hint of her past.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Great Story, not my favourite narrator
- By Lisa green on 2021-01-25
Written by: Kristin Hannah
-
Distant Shores
- Written by: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Bernadette Quigley
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 56
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 51
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 51
Elizabeth and Jackson Shore married young, raised two daughters, and weathered the storms of youth as they built a future together. But after the children leave home, they quietly drift apart. When Jack accepts a wonderful new job offer, Elizabeth puts her needs aside to follow him across the country. Until the sudden death of her father changes everything.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Excellent emotional story,
- By Irene Mackie on 2022-12-09
Written by: Kristin Hannah
-
Winter Garden
- Written by: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
- Length: 14 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 518
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 475
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 475
Meredith and Nina Whitson are as different as sisters can be. One stayed at home to raise her children and manage the family apple orchard; the other followed a dream and traveled the world to become a famous photojournalist. But when their beloved father falls ill, Meredith and Nina find themselves together again, standing alongside their cold, disapproving mother, Anya, who even now, offers no comfort to her daughters.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
hated this book
- By Julie on 2019-11-02
Written by: Kristin Hannah
-
The Things We Do for Love
- A Novel
- Written by: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
- Length: 13 hrs
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 198
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 171
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 171
Years of trying unsuccessfully to conceive a child have broken more than Angie DeSaria’s heart. Following a painful divorce, she moves back to her small Pacific Northwest hometown and takes over management of her family’s restaurant. In West End, where life rises and falls like the tides, Angie’s fortunes will drastically change yet again when she meets and befriends a troubled young woman.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Basic and a bit offensive
- By Anynomous on 2021-07-12
Written by: Kristin Hannah
-
Night Road
- Written by: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Kathleen McInerney
- Length: 14 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 381
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 344
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 343
For 18 years, Jude Farraday has put her children’s needs above her own, and it shows - her twins, Mia and Zach, are bright and happy teenagers. When Lexi Baill moves into their small, close-knit community, no one is more welcoming than Jude. Lexi, a former foster child with a dark past, quickly becomes Mia’s best friend. Then Zach falls in love with Lexi and the three become inseparable. Jude does everything to keep her kids on track for college and out of harm’s way. It has always been easy - until senior year of high school. Suddenly she is at a loss.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Good until the end
- By Amazon Customer on 2019-09-24
Written by: Kristin Hannah
-
On Mystic Lake
- A Novel
- Written by: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 93
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 84
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 85
On the day her daughter leaves for college, Anne Colwater's husband of 20 years announces he wants a divorce. Her roles of wife and mother suddenly gone, Annie retreats to her childhood home of Mystic, Washington, to heal. There she finds her old friend Nick, suddenly widowed and unable to cope with his emotionally scarred young daughter, Izzie.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Performed well
- By Cubey on 2023-05-24
Written by: Kristin Hannah
-
Magic Hour
- Written by: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 14 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 344
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 299
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 297
In the rugged Pacific Northwest lies the Olympic National Forest - nearly a million acres of impenetrable darkness and impossible beauty. From deep within this old growth forest, a six-year-old girl appears. Speechless and alone, she offers no clue as to her identity, no hint of her past.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Great Story, not my favourite narrator
- By Lisa green on 2021-01-25
Written by: Kristin Hannah
-
Distant Shores
- Written by: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Bernadette Quigley
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 56
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 51
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 51
Elizabeth and Jackson Shore married young, raised two daughters, and weathered the storms of youth as they built a future together. But after the children leave home, they quietly drift apart. When Jack accepts a wonderful new job offer, Elizabeth puts her needs aside to follow him across the country. Until the sudden death of her father changes everything.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Excellent emotional story,
- By Irene Mackie on 2022-12-09
Written by: Kristin Hannah
-
Winter Garden
- Written by: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
- Length: 14 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 518
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 475
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 475
Meredith and Nina Whitson are as different as sisters can be. One stayed at home to raise her children and manage the family apple orchard; the other followed a dream and traveled the world to become a famous photojournalist. But when their beloved father falls ill, Meredith and Nina find themselves together again, standing alongside their cold, disapproving mother, Anya, who even now, offers no comfort to her daughters.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
hated this book
- By Julie on 2019-11-02
Written by: Kristin Hannah
-
Summer Island
- Written by: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Joyce Bean
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 46
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 44
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 44
Thirty-four-year-old Ruby Bridge is a not-too-successful comedienne who uses her mother, a nationally-syndicated "moral and spiritual counselor" as the main fodder for her cynical, rather bitter humor. Her mother Nora, long divorced from Ruby's father, is a woman whose past is just about to catch up with her - in the form of blackmail by a former lover.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Great Storyteller!
- By Andrea R. Hartford on 2021-05-12
Written by: Kristin Hannah
-
Home Front
- Written by: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Maggi-Meg Reed
- Length: 15 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 54
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 49
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 50
Like many couples, Michael and Jolene Zarkades have to face the pressures of everyday life—children, careers, bills, chores—even as their twelve-year marriage is falling apart. Then a deployment sends Jolene deep into harm's way and leaves defense attorney Michael at home, unaccustomed to being a single parent to their two girls. As a mother, it agonizes Jolene to leave her family, but as a solider, she has always understood the true meaning of duty. In her letters home, she paints a rose-colored version of her life on the front lines, shielding her family from the truth.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Enjoyable ...Kristin Hannah doesn't disappoint!
- By Snooze on 2020-12-07
Written by: Kristin Hannah
-
True Colors
- Written by: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Sandra Burr
- Length: 13 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 80
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 69
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 69
The Grey sisters had only each other when their mother died years ago. Their father provided for them physically on Water's Edge, the ranch that had been in their family for three generations, each of them however, longed for their father's love.
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
True Color, disappointed.
- By Anonymous User on 2022-09-07
Written by: Kristin Hannah
-
Firefly Lane
- A Novel
- Written by: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
- Length: 17 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 615
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 525
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 523
In the turbulent summer of 1974, Kate Mularkey has accepted her place at the bottom of the eighth-grade social food chain. Then, to her amazement, the "coolest girl in the world" moves in across the street and wants to be her friend. Tully Hart seems to have it all - beauty, brains, ambition. On the surface they are as opposite as two people can be: Kate, doomed to be forever uncool, with a loving family who mortifies her at every turn.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Wonderful story even if you don’t have a close friend
- By Haiku_Queen on 2020-03-13
Written by: Kristin Hannah
-
Angel Falls
- Written by: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Bruce Reizen
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 12
-
Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 10
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 10
Michaela, beloved wife and mother of two, lies in a coma. Doctors have told her husband Liam not to expect a recovery, but he maintains hope that love can accomplish what medicine cannot. Day after day, he sits by her bedside, holding her hand, sharing the stories of their life together. Then he discovers the evidence of his wife's secret past - a long hidden first marriage to international movie star Julian True.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
Listen to the sample audio!
- By CBROO on 2022-12-08
Written by: Kristin Hannah
-
Home Again
- Written by: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Tanya Eby
- Length: 12 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 39
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 37
-
Story3.5 out of 5 stars 36
At the center of Home Again is Madelaine - a brilliant cardiologist, a loving mother, a tender friend, and a woman full of self-doubt. It is also the story of her confused and angry daughter, Lina, and of the two very different men Madelaine loves: Francis, a priest searching for his faith, and Angel, a talented but cynical man with a broken heart. When tragedy suddenly brings them all together, they must learn to forgive the betrayals of the past and find the courage to love again.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
precious
- By Roxie Gallinger on 2018-07-27
Written by: Kristin Hannah
-
The Great Alone
- Written by: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 15 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,534
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,355
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,356
Ernt Allbright, a former POW, comes home from the Vietnam war a changed and volatile man. When he loses yet another job, he makes an impulsive decision: He will move his family north, to Alaska, where they will live off the grid in America’s last true frontier.
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
Domestic Violence and darama
- By Hani on 2019-09-22
Written by: Kristin Hannah
-
The Four Winds
- A Novel
- Written by: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 15 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,421
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,226
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,221
Texas, 1921. A time of abundance. The Great War is over, the bounty of the land is plentiful, and America is on the brink of a new and optimistic era. But for Elsa Wolcott, deemed too old to marry in a time when marriage is a woman’s only option, the future seems bleak. Until the night she meets Rafe Martinelli. By 1934, the world has changed; millions are out of work and drought has devastated the Great Plains. Elsa must make an agonizing choice: fight for the land she loves or leave it behind and go west, to California, in search of a better life for her family.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
The Four Winds
- By Carol on 2021-02-05
Written by: Kristin Hannah
-
The House We Grew Up In
- Written by: Lisa Jewell
- Narrated by: Karina Fernandez
- Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 396
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 351
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 349
Years after an Easter weekend tragedy devastates a family, they return to the house they grew up in to unearth the many secrets hidden within the nooks and crannies of home.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Multiple lenses made this book a winner
- By Matt Willman on 2020-06-08
Written by: Lisa Jewell
-
Call Your Daughter Home
- Written by: Deb Spera
- Narrated by: Robin Miles, Adenrele Ojo, Brittany Pressley
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 317
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 284
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 284
It's 1924 in Branchville, South Carolina, and three women have come to a crossroads. Gertrude, a mother of four, must make an unconscionable decision to save her daughters. Retta, a first-generation freed slave, comes to Gertrude's aid by watching her children, despite the gossip it causes in her community. Annie, the matriarch of the influential Coles family, offers Gertrude employment at her sewing circle, while facing problems of her own at home.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Southern fiction at its best
- By snowpatch100 on 2019-06-20
Written by: Deb Spera
-
Homecoming
- Written by: Kate Morton
- Narrated by: Claire Foy
- Length: 17 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 144
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 139
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 137
Adelaide Hills, Christmas Eve, 1959. At the end of a scorching hot day, a local deliveryman makes a terrible discovery. A police investigation is called, and the small town of Tambilla becomes embroiled in one of the most shocking and perplexing murder cases in the history of South Australia. Many years later and thousands of miles away, Jess is a journalist in search of a story. Having lived and worked in London for nearly two decades, she now finds herself laid off from her full-time job and struggling to make ends meet. Until a phone call out of nowhere summons her back to Sydney.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Way, way too long
- By Eris Wunnabun on 2023-06-03
Written by: Kate Morton
-
A Friend of the Family
- Written by: Lisa Jewell
- Narrated by: Helen Duff
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 135
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 122
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 122
Brothers Tony, Sean, and Ned had the perfect upbringing, but now that they are grown-up, real life is starting to get in the way. Tony’s dealing with divorce and a weight problem, novelist Sean is up against a serious case of writer’s block and a shock announcement from his “perfect” new girlfriend, and their parents have a new lodger, Gervase. Why is Bernie, their mother, so keen to give this unsavory waif a home? And what is the real reason for kid brother Ned’s surprise return from his travels in Australia?
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Sweet story, light drama
- By Bobbi Latsky on 2020-02-04
Written by: Lisa Jewell
Publisher's Summary
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
No one knows you like your sister. She can make you laugh or break your heart with a single word. And no one writes novels like Kristin Hannah, an author who vividly explores the intricate bonds of family and, as Tami Hoag said “touches the deepest, most tender corners of our heart.” Now, in her rich, captivating new book, she creates an indelible portrait of two women, once lost to each other, about to come together in a time of exquisite joy and almost unbearable sadness. Sisters by blood, strangers by choice, each stands at a crossroads, ready to confront the betrayals of the past....
BETWEEN SISTERS
Meghann Dontess is a woman haunted by heartbreak. Twenty-five years ago she was forced to make a terrible choice, one that cost her everything, including the love of her sister, Claire. Now, Meghann is a hotshot divorce attorney who doesn’t believe in intimacy - until she meets the one man who can change her mind.
Claire Cavenaugh has fallen in love for the first time in her life. As her wedding day approaches, she prepares to face her harsh, judgmental older sister and their self-absorbed mother. It is the first time they have been together in more than two decades. Over the course of a hot Pacific Northwest summer, these three women who believe they have nothing in common will try to become what they never were: a family.
Tender, funny, bittersweet, and wonderfully moving, Between Sisters celebrates the joys and heartaches that can only be shared by sisters, the mistakes made in the name of love and the healing power of new beginnings - all beautifully told by acclaimed author Kristin Hannah.
More from the same
Author:
What listeners say about Between Sisters
Average Customer RatingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Sally B. Murphy
- 2023-10-16
Compelling story.
This was a captivating and hard to turn off! Great story and a powerful ending.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- Shirley M
- 2023-07-02
First time listening to Hannah….
And I thoroughly enjoyed the book. While it was somewhat predictable it was a fun light book for summer. I am going to check out this authors other books. Thanks to the community for their recommendations.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall3 out of 5 stars
-
Performance3 out of 5 stars
-
Story2 out of 5 stars
- Lola
- 2023-04-08
Very plain
The story takes a while to unravel, and the narrator doesn’t help to make it more fascinating.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- katrina k.
- 2023-02-22
Story interesting but predictable
Too many characters for one voice the story was better than the performance - still enjoyable
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance3 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- D. Day
- 2023-01-14
Good story
I enjoyed the story but some of the voices of characters almost had me turn it off. I’m sure it’s very hard to differentiate characters through voice but they were so over the top at times…
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- Angela Kaufmann
- 2022-12-20
Another winner
I really enjoyed this story about 2 sisters who become estranged and find their way back to each other.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall1 out of 5 stars
-
Performance1 out of 5 stars
-
Story1 out of 5 stars
- Lilybelle
- 2022-10-23
Terrible book
This book is so bad I couldn’t finish it. Narration was awful and the plot and characters were right out of a Harlequin Romance. Very disappointing from this author.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Sandra Stewart
- 2022-10-14
Kristin has done it again!
Great story- although tear jerky.
The narrator was simply fantastic!
Her vocal variations made listening to this book as teal as if I was watching a movie. We’ll done!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 2022-06-29
Loved this book!
I loved this audiobook. It was my first introduction to the author and narrator. I was moved by the story and the narrator really made the characters come alive -enjoyed every minute of it!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance3 out of 5 stars
-
Story3 out of 5 stars
- Doug G.
- 2022-06-14
Couldn’t wait to hear more
Great narration, especially the childlike voice of Allie. Loved the story, the bits of foreshadowing yet holding back the details, and the intertwining of characters. Overall wonderful book.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- drwm
- 2015-02-21
Fantastic!
The narrator did a fantastic job bringing this book to life. I've read a couple books by this author and I must say, I really enjoyed this particular novel. There are a couple sentimental and tearful scenes, of course. I thought that the complicated relationship between the sisters was very realistic mainly due to the fact that no relationship is ever perfect. My favorite character throughout the book was Meghan. She is such a strong independent female character. Her view towards men after her divorce was quite harsh, especially after I learned that it was basically her fault the relationship ended in the first place.
What made this novel unique is that it mostly revolved around the relationship of these two sisters, who were born from the same mother, by different fathers, and both ending up living different lives and facing different struggles.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
37 people found this helpful
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- Wendi
- 2017-09-11
Classic Hannah Pre-Nightingale
I picked up 'Between Sisters' for $4.95 on one of Audible's wonderful sales. I wasn't a big fan of 'The Nightingale,' (probably the only person who didn't like it), so it was very refreshing to read an old school book by Hannah.
Between Sisters deals with older sister Megan, a detached woman in her early 40s who is married to her job as an attorney. She has no friends, no real relationships, and although she's rich she is also extremely lonely.
Megan and her sister Claire were raised by a very selfish mother. Claire knows her father while Megan does not know hers, and the sisters are pretty much estranged. When Claire announces that she is getting married and wants Megan to attend the wedding, things get messy. Megan agrees and travels to Claire's town of Hayden, where she meets a stranger she actually develops feelings for..
Between Sisters is classic Hannah- a chick lit, dramatic tear-jerker. I pretty much loved it, like all of her 'oldies.' It's what I expected and wanted.
-Wendi
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
36 people found this helpful
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- Lizzy
- 2011-12-31
I wish I had a sister!
This is beautiful story. Although the plot was fairly predictable the characters were real and there was nothing boring about this book. Read with feeling and thoroughly enjoyable.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
28 people found this helpful
-
Overall2 out of 5 stars
-
Performance3 out of 5 stars
-
Story2 out of 5 stars
- Dorothy
- 2017-04-25
Unmitigated schmaltz
So disappointed in this book. It would fit in the romance genre more than contemporary fiction - but I wouldn't even qualify this as a good romance. The plot was so sickly sentimental and totally predictable that I can't believe I actually bothered to finish it.
I like books that explore human relationships, but the relationships in this story were underdeveloped. Instead, the author wastes too many pages on side issues that are unessential to the plot - like Meg's legal cases and descriptions of wedding dresses. There is no development of the romance between Claire and Bobby - they meet and all of a sudden they're getting married. And Meg and Joe are even worse - they just fall into bed!
Toward the end, the book could have ventured more into the issues around assisted dying, (which wasn't yet legal in Washington state when the book was published), but again, the plot is not fleshed out and so that bit of the story falls flat. And as a Canadian used to universal health care, I was completely disgusted by the 'lifestyles of the rich and famous' segment that has Meg traipsing around the country buying Claire a cure that would have been impossible for the vast majority of Americans.
I rarely complain about a narrator, but this one just ground on my nerves, with her lispy little-girl voice for Allison and the laughable southern accent for Claire and Meg's mother.
I've enjoyed some of Hannah's books but they're not consistent. I'll read the reviews carefully before reading another.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
21 people found this helpful
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Jan
- 2010-09-16
Beautiful
Loved it! Sisters are beautiful just like this book! Wonderfully narrated. Highly recommended.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
20 people found this helpful
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
- KellyMac
- 2011-04-13
Keep a tissue handy
Book was a good listen, but it had me in tears a number of times. Hannah did a good job of evoking the complicated emotions that arise in troubled families. I really enjoyed it.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
18 people found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Joann
- 2014-05-05
I loved this audible book.
Would you consider the audio edition of Between Sisters to be better than the print version?
I did not get the print version.
What did you like best about this story?
It had a little laughter, a few tears, a little romance and a story about how the past experiences influences the present life decisions.
Have you listened to any of Laural Merlington’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
No
If you could take any character from Between Sisters out to dinner, who would it be and why?
Claire and Megan.
Any additional comments?
Good listening
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
11 people found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance3 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Nancy
- 2011-10-04
Great Book!
I loved this book as much as I have loved all of Kristin Hannah's books I've read so far, but the narration left something to be desired.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
11 people found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- T. T.
- 2018-12-16
Sisters
Another great story. It was a tear jerker, but done so beautifully. Kristin Hannah is a very talented writer.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
10 people found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Joy
- 2014-01-04
Loved it
What made the experience of listening to Between Sisters the most enjoyable?
Great narrator and story line.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Loved the entire book.
Have you listened to any of Laural Merlington’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
This is the first time I have listened to Laural.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
This book takes you from laughing to crying and back to laughing.
Any additional comments?
I didn't want this story to end.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
10 people found this helpful