thank you netgalley for the adnvsnced arc audiobook is this novel. truly tragic consequences as children come to a head with adult sisters mourning the loss of their mother and the art that came with her. coming together not only to reunite but to confont long issues that have held them back in life. and to realize that sometimes no matter how painful the ending it was truly the only was the story could have ended. i grow to love these two women.

This was such a deeply complex and emotional exploration of the kind of people we become because of our family and our past.

I already know that this book will stay with me. The journey that Nora and Mattie goes through along with Bernie revealed so much. It felt so raw to see the interactions they were having, and hearing the story of how their mother treated them just hit hard.

If you enjoy exploring family relationships and the intricacies of human connection, this book is for you.

I also got a chance to listen to the audiobook for this and the production was phenomenal. Clear narrators, easy to listen as well. I did end up putting them on 2x cause otherwise it was really slow for me.

This book could easily be called Sisters, as there are two generations of sisters featured prominently. Yet it is the daughters’ complex relationships with their artist mother, their aunt, and each other that hold the book together.
There is a lot of trauma in the lives of the daughters that is unpacked here from narration by the older sister, Matilda, and in interviews with each of the characters, purportedly for a book about the artist mother.
I particularly enjoyed the train wreck of the all-consuming life of an artist - rarely depicted with a female at the center because of the damage done to children deprived of a stable and safe place to grow up. A good reminder of why so many would-be artists “get a real job.”
The novel is compelling and the characters are well drawn and believable. But it’s also a bit long and a bit sad. 4.25 stars
My thanks to the author, publisher, producer, and #NetGalley for early access to the audiobook of #Daughters for review purposes. Publication date: 6 May 2025

Daughters is about sisters, family, the art world, road trips and mental health. While I do think this was a little long and could have been edited down I enjoyed listened to this a lot. I really liked going on the journey throughout the book and how the story was told. The book is pretty emotional so be ready for that. Overall this I recommend this book!