Review: Inspiring!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 24, 2013
I love reinvention stories, especially those dealing with second acts and second chances for love. In Blame It on the Brontes, we get a triple-decker—three acts with three sisters each getting her moment to shine.For most of their adult lives, the Bronson sisters—Charlotte, Emily, Annie—have gone their separate ways while clinging to distorted memories of their childish behavior in the aftermath of their father’s death.Twenty years later, they are forced to revisit those memories. Their beloved mother has died and left an unusual final request for her warring daughters: they must live together for an entire year or forfeit all claims to a sizable inheritance.The three women reluctantly agree to these terms and start piecing together the shattered shards of their lives. As they navigate the rocky road to forgiveness and redemption, they open their hearts to each other and the men in their lives.Ms. Lower has a wonderful eye for detail and a gift for creating a strong sense of place. Her vivid and descriptive seascapes of coastal Maine provide a fascinating backdrop for this inspiring coming of (second) age novel.