The Sunshine Girls
A Novel
(Sprache: Englisch)
It was never easy, being one of Ronni Sunshine's daughters. A glamorous, beautiful actress, a narcissistic, disinterested mother alienated from her three grown daughters. But when she discovers she has ALS, she calls her daughters home to help her take her...
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It was never easy, being one of Ronni Sunshine's daughters. A glamorous, beautiful actress, a narcissistic, disinterested mother alienated from her three grown daughters. But when she discovers she has ALS, she calls her daughters home to help her take her life. All three women arrive back home at a crossroads, where they will find that blood is thicker than water after all.
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"A plum of a novel: juicy, ripe and bursting with sticky situations. I savored every page."-Elin Hilderbrand, New York Times bestselling author of The Identicals"A warm, satisfying tale about the love that binds even the most dysfunctional of families."-People
"With clear prose and a straightforward plot, Green spins a breezy story."-The Washington Post
The New York Times bestselling author of Falling presents a warm, wise, and wonderfully vivid novel about a mother who asks her three estranged daughters to come home to help her end her life.
Ronni Sunshine left London for Hollywood to become a beautiful, charismatic star of the silver screen. But at home, she was a narcissistic, disinterested mother who alienated her three daughters.
As soon as possible, tomboy Nell fled her mother's overbearing presence to work on a farm and find her own way in the world as a single mother. The target of her mother's criticism, Meredith never felt good enough, thin enough, pretty enough. Her life took her to London-and into the arms of a man whom she may not even love. And Lizzy, the youngest, more like Ronni than any of them, seemed to have it easy, using her drive and ambition to build a culinary career to rival her mother's fame, while her marriage crumbled around her.
But now the Sunshine sisters are together again, called home by Ronni, who has learned that she has a serious disease and needs her daughters to fulfill her final wishes. And though Nell, Meredith, and Lizzy have never been close, their mother's illness draws them together to confront the old jealousies and secret fears that have threatened to tear these sisters apart. As they face the loss of their mother, they will discover if blood might be thicker than water after all...
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This excerpt is from an advance uncorrected copy proof.Copyright © 2017 Jane Green
A Few Weeks Ago
Prologue
All those years when Ronni thought she was sick, all those years convinced that every mole was melanoma, every cough was lung cancer, every case of heartburn was an oncoming heart attack, after all those years, when the gods finally stopped taking care of her she wasn't scared.
What a pity, she thought after the doctor first diagnosed her. Then, when she refused to believe it, after the second, and the third, agreed, she thought again, what a pity I wasted all those years worrying about the worst. Somehow now that the worst was upon her, it was peaceful, calming, as if this was what she had always been waiting for. Now that it was here, it wasn't scary at all.
She had gotten her life in order. There were many, many amends she wasn't able to make, would never be able to make. If she hadn't completely healed her relationship with her daughters, at least she had brought them back together; at least they would now have each other.
Ronni stirs in bed and blinks at the sunlight pouring in through the window, dust circling in the glow. There is a thick layer of dust on the top of the chest of drawers at the bottom of her bed. A few months ago she would have been furious, calling for Lily, the housekeeper, to come and clean. It doesn't matter anymore.
Her legs don't work anymore, and it's getting increasingly hard to hold her head up. The choking when she ate made it simpler not to eat, and she no longer has the energy for the liquid smoothies Lizzy has been making. She turns her head slightly to see a full smoothie Lizzy brought up earlier today, packed with spinach for iron, almond butter for protein, coconut milk because Lizzy swears coconut is the ultimate cure-all for everything these days.
Not for Ronni. There is no cure for Ronni, no anti-inflammatory that will stop the burning and muscle jumping, not enough iron, minerals, or
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vitamins in the world that will bring sensation back to her body, allow her to lead a life comparable to the one she has led all these years.
It has been a good life, she thinks. Sixty-five years. She would have wanted longer, and before this disease took hold of her body, she passed for much younger, presumed she would go on forever. She reaches for the handheld mirror she keeps on the bedcovers, aware that she is slowly losing this hand as well. Slowly she holds it up, just for a few seconds, to examine her face. She hasn't had Botox for over a year. Nor fillers, nor any of the treatments that kept her looking young and firm. She had her eyes done in her forties, but now they are sunken in what is left of her face, her cheeks gaunt, her skin graying. She stares, fascinated at how different she looks, at what she has become.
It is not the way she would have chosen to go, but nor would Ronni ever have wanted to grow old. The makeup, the treatments, the wigs, the working out, the gracious, charming persona she was known for, all kept her looking young, even if she didn't get the acting parts she once got.
Three years ago she was offered the part of a grandmother in an edgy new series on HBO. She turned it down, horrified. They told her she would be a "glamorous granny"; they wanted to portray aging in a sexy, vibrant way. Ronni flounced out of the office, not saying a word, her displeasure clear. The show went on to win numerous awards. The grandmother was played by Betty White. Ronni refused to watch until last year, when season two won every award it was possible to win, then she binge-watched it. Everyone else who had seen it raved, saw instantly why it was such a hit-the clever dialogue; the edgy, astute observations; the horrible, self-absorbed, selfish characters you wanted to hate but couldn't help but love because they were so vulnerable, their hearts so needy, and bleeding, and real. Ronni did not see any of that. What Ronni saw was a woman much
It has been a good life, she thinks. Sixty-five years. She would have wanted longer, and before this disease took hold of her body, she passed for much younger, presumed she would go on forever. She reaches for the handheld mirror she keeps on the bedcovers, aware that she is slowly losing this hand as well. Slowly she holds it up, just for a few seconds, to examine her face. She hasn't had Botox for over a year. Nor fillers, nor any of the treatments that kept her looking young and firm. She had her eyes done in her forties, but now they are sunken in what is left of her face, her cheeks gaunt, her skin graying. She stares, fascinated at how different she looks, at what she has become.
It is not the way she would have chosen to go, but nor would Ronni ever have wanted to grow old. The makeup, the treatments, the wigs, the working out, the gracious, charming persona she was known for, all kept her looking young, even if she didn't get the acting parts she once got.
Three years ago she was offered the part of a grandmother in an edgy new series on HBO. She turned it down, horrified. They told her she would be a "glamorous granny"; they wanted to portray aging in a sexy, vibrant way. Ronni flounced out of the office, not saying a word, her displeasure clear. The show went on to win numerous awards. The grandmother was played by Betty White. Ronni refused to watch until last year, when season two won every award it was possible to win, then she binge-watched it. Everyone else who had seen it raved, saw instantly why it was such a hit-the clever dialogue; the edgy, astute observations; the horrible, self-absorbed, selfish characters you wanted to hate but couldn't help but love because they were so vulnerable, their hearts so needy, and bleeding, and real. Ronni did not see any of that. What Ronni saw was a woman much
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Autoren-Porträt von Jane Green
A former journalist in the UK and a graduate of the International Culinary Center in New York, Jane Green has written many novels (including Jemima J, The Beach House, and, most recently, Falling), most of which have been New York Times bestsellers, and one cookbook, Good Taste. Her novels are published in more than twenty-five languages, and she has over ten million books in print worldwide. She lives in Westport, Connecticut, with her husband and a small army of children and animals.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Jane Green
- 2017, 384 Seiten, Maße: 15,1 x 22,8 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Berkley
- ISBN-10: 0399586822
- ISBN-13: 9780399586828
- Erscheinungsdatum: 29.05.2017
Sprache:
Englisch
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Praise for The Sunshine Sisters"A plum of a novel: juicy, ripe and bursting with sticky situations. I savored every page."-Elin Hilderbrand, New York Times bestselling author of The Identicals
"A warm, satisfying tale about the love that binds even the most dysfunctional of families."-People
"With clear prose and a straightforward plot, Green spins a breezy story."-The Washington Post
"Green...presents readers with another warm and winning family tale."-Booklist (Review of the Day)
"All women will recognize something of themselves in one of the Sunshine sisters. Jane Green's best yet. I raced through this."-Jojo Moyes, New York Times bestselling author of Me Before You and Paris for One and Other Stories
"No one understands complicated families like Jane Green. In The Sunshine Sisters, she uses her trademark warmth and wit to bring us a deeply engaging story of parents, siblings, and lovers alike. She is the undisputed queen of the beach read."-Emma Straub, New York Times bestselling author of Modern Lovers
"An absolutely fabulous read...A superbly entertaining story about sisters that will make you laugh and cry, of course, but also ponder a dead-serious issue of what to do about mom. It's perfect for book clubs. I adored it!"-Dorothea Benton Frank, New York Times bestselling author of Same Beach, Next Year
"The Sunshine Sisters glitters...Intuitive and wise, this is Jane Green at her masterful best. You will love this story and share with your sister or your best friend, or both. I know I did."-Adriana Trigiani, New York Times bestselling author of All the Stars in the Heavens
"Whether you have a sister or not, The Sunshine Sisters is my definition of the perfect beach read."-Lauren Weisberger, New York Times bestselling author of The Devil Wears Prada
"Shocking and dramatic, but always heartfelt and genuine in its multilayered portrayal of betrayal, redemption, and healing. Jane Green's writing is impossible to resist."-Susan Wiggs,
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New York Times bestselling author of Family Tree
"The Sunshine Sisters is a poignant story of love, loss, and the power of forgiveness."-Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke, authors of The Good Widow
"Of all Jane Green's wonderful books, this is my clear favorite. Utterly compelling, relatable, and page-turning, it is a triumph."-Sarah Pekkanen, international bestselling author of The Perfect Neighbors
"Jane Green always takes us through the complexities of personal problems and family turmoil with writing that is as delicious as the food her characters enjoy. The Sunshine Sisters is a brilliant book, her best book, warm, wise, and delightful."-Nancy Thayer, New York Times bestselling author of Secrets in Summer
"The Sunshine Sisters is a poignant story of love, loss, and the power of forgiveness."-Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke, authors of The Good Widow
"Of all Jane Green's wonderful books, this is my clear favorite. Utterly compelling, relatable, and page-turning, it is a triumph."-Sarah Pekkanen, international bestselling author of The Perfect Neighbors
"Jane Green always takes us through the complexities of personal problems and family turmoil with writing that is as delicious as the food her characters enjoy. The Sunshine Sisters is a brilliant book, her best book, warm, wise, and delightful."-Nancy Thayer, New York Times bestselling author of Secrets in Summer
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