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This is the story of two teenage sisters who are faced with decisions that are overwhelming, and yet the story reads as quiet and almost contemplative. Their minister father has just died of a heart attack, and their mother has been living at home in a vegetative state for many years, requiring her family to care for her. They have little money, and the final blow comes when the girls are asked to move out of the parsonage. The two sisters are quite different from each other. Kate is ambitious and wants to become a doctor. Mary is quiet and already an accomplished painter, but not particularly ambitious. They’ve lived a very sheltered and restricted life under their father’s watch. This book does a good job of showing the struggles that each sister faces as they make decisions about their future, and the future of those they love. It deals with the power of familial love, euthanasia, ambition, faith, and death, so it’s not a light book. However, I wish the writing was more even—it feels like it needed to be better edited, with more time spent on some sections, and less on others. Still, this book is a worthwhile read for teens who are interested in other teens struggling with big moral issues. Grades 8 and up.
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