false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171100353m/87217.jpg 87217 4 The Wilder sisters are as different as two sisters can be. Rose, the elder, passed up college to marry her first love, Philip, and has spent the years raising her kids in the small town of Floralee, New Mexico. Lily, on the other hand, shot right out of college and into the high-powered world of medical sales and the heady thrill of having multiple lovers. But now, as Rose is 40 and Lily is 35, the two share the experience of watching their carefully arranged lives fall apart. Struck by the heartlessness of her job and of her boyfriend, Lily returns home to the family horse ranch for a bit of soul-searching--and finds her sister tackling her own inner demons.<p> Rose, who's struggling to reestablish herself after the death of her husband, Philip, suddenly finds hope and comfort in a growing friendship with her boss, Austin. Although she falls in love with his inner qualities, Austin remains a depressed, alcoholic mess who pines after his ex-wife. As their relationship evolves, Rose fights to maintain her dignity and preserve her independent identity as Austin shuffles through attempts at sobriety and fidelity. Lily, meanwhile, reunites with her former high school flame Tres but fears this will become yet another meaningless affair.<p> Understanding that "if you gave up on love, all that was left was money and horses," (and fully appreciating the value of good horseflesh), these two throw themselves after love with equal parts inspiring courage and realistic fear. While the simplicity of Mapson's writing style most often complements the purity of this unadorned plot, the substance of the novel remains the interactions of the two sisters. Readers who enjoy the pleasantly puzzling issues of siblinghood will find the dynamics between these two fascinating. <I>--Nancy R.E. O'Brien</I> 84186 1999 The Wilder Sisters total:69|5:12|4:23|3:28|2:6|1:0| 69 248 83 4 4 0 false false Thu Dec 18 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 06 21:36:00 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 18 11:07:16 -0800 2008 2 0 false false Fri Oct 09 14:24:04 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 19:32:37 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 14:24:04 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Aug 19 04:20:26 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 19 04:22:35 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Wed Jan 09 11:06:21 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 09 11:06:44 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Thu Nov 19 07:08:06 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 07:08:06 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sat Nov 07 11:58:54 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 11:58:54 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Fri Oct 16 12:43:11 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 12:43:11 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Sep 25 08:27:09 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 08:27:09 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Sep 18 06:39:49 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 06:39:49 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Aug 19 09:17:42 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 09:17:42 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Jul 21 10:28:17 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 10:28:17 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Jul 19 08:43:58 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 08:43:58 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jul 18 12:40:45 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 12:40:45 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jul 13 21:32:58 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 21:32:58 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Jul 04 10:21:12 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 04 10:21:12 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jun 29 20:39:37 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 20:39:41 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Jun 16 21:00:55 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 21:00:55 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Jun 16 09:49:01 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 09:49:01 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jun 14 21:39:31 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 21:39:31 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Tue Jun 09 20:17:17 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 20:17:17 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=87217