Which
imprint does a dysfunctional family leave on you and can you ever escape the
feelings and memories of your childhood? When their mother die, the three
sisters Helene, Alice and Suzanne meet again after years without contact. Convinced
that the others had managed to flee from their past, they avoided each other
not assuming that each of them also as an adult continues to live within small
boundaries of fear, inferiority complex and the dream of a better life.
Terri Ann
Leidich’s novel is a portrait of a family nobody wants to live in. It is the
combination of despicable circumstances, weak characters and bad luck that sets
in motion a development from which the girls cannot run away. The author really
succeeded in drawing authentic characters whose story is absolutely convincible
and at the same time frightening. Yet, this is a reality for many people and as
such a good example where not looking too close can cause serious problems and
leave people alone in despair. At some points it was very hard going on reading
due to what the characters have to go through. At others the novel provides
hope for everybody who does not see a way out of their life. All in all, a very
touching story which leaves you thinking about it some time after closing the
book.
