SOLVED. Adult Memoir. Two sisters raised by their mother end up in an orphanage home for a period of time before returning back with their mother and move to Alaska. [s]

[Dora]

One sister narrates the story of when she and her sister are raised by their mother, I believe in the beginning of the book their father lives with them until he passes away. The mother tries on her own to raise her daughters but they end up in an orphanage for a period of time. The mother returns for them and takes them to Alaska where I believe she is in a new relationship. I read this book possibly in the early 2000s

[Brenna]

Outside Passage: A Memoir of an Alaskan Childhood by Julia Scully?

[Dora]

yes, this is the right book, thank you!