Member Reviews
This is a dual timeline about a mother and daughter through the ages. We see each as they progress as musicians.
This was an interesting story and I liked seeing these dual timelines and the family dynamics.
Thanks NetGalley for this ARC.
The Singer Sisters, by Sarah Seltzer, is not just about sisters. It's mostly a mother/daughter, past present novel that reads like a powerful rock ballad. Set in the 60s and 90s, Judie and Emma will take you on a wild ride. Definitely bring the tissues, and plan on ignoring real life for a while. This book would make a great movie- and I bet the audiobook will be fantastic too!! Highly recommend!!!
Two generations of musicians. Judie was a folk star in the 1960’s. Now her daughter Emma is breaking out in alt-rock in the 1990’s. As she gets deep into her mother’s music, she uncovers old secrets.
I love books with mother/daughter dynamics. This one was interesting and extra unique because of the music theme and two timelines. The sixties and the nineties are such great decade settings for fiction; add in music of the times and it makes for a great story. I really felt for the characters and got involved in their conflict. The song lyrics and poetry was a bonus.
“Her mom’s music spoke like Bruce Springsteen spoke to her, like Hole spoke to her, like Prince: a desire for freedom and belonging.”
The Singer Sisters comes out 8/6.
From the first sentence of this novel, I was captivated by the fully realized, multi-dimensional world of the Singer Sisters and their family, friends, and comrades. The novel is a thrill ride as well as a subtle, incisive, yet always generous meditation on the love, secrets, and resentments within a family. The rich evocation of the music world of past and present is a delight and it serves as an incredible stage for this family's dramas. This novel brings multiple generations, with all their joys and struggles, to extraordinarily vivid life. A triumph!