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A review by thereadingraccoon
The Singer Sisters by Sarah Seltzer
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Book Review: The Singer Sisters by Sarah Marian Seltzer
The Singer Sisters is a novel about women from a musical family, spanning four decades.
In 1964, Judie Zingerman’s life changes when young singer-songwriter Dave Cantor joins her family for dinner one night. Although Judie’s family is rooted in music, a path of college, marriage, and kids is the only acceptable option for a good Jewish girl from Massachusetts in the 1960s. Instead, Judie runs off to New York City to begin her life as a singer-songwriter. Judie’s encounters with love, loss, marriage, and motherhood shape her music and eventually that of her children. Her daughter Emma struggles to step out of her parents’ shadow as she tries to find her own voice in the music industry as the world moves toward the twenty-first century. The Singer Sisters is told through the alternating voices of the women in Judie’s family as they explore love, family, and music, and try to forgive each other for the past.
The Singer Sisters is ultimately a novel about women finding their voices in art and what it means to be a family. I enjoyed the book from beginning to end, and I think readers will find it very realistic and relatable.
🎧 The Singer Sisters is narrated by Helen Laser, Barrie Kreinik, and Stephanie Németh-Parker. All the narrators do an excellent job with the voices of the women, embodying different generations and personalities.
Disclaimer: My copy of The Singer Sisters was provided by Macmillan Audio for review purposes. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
The Singer Sisters is a novel about women from a musical family, spanning four decades.
In 1964, Judie Zingerman’s life changes when young singer-songwriter Dave Cantor joins her family for dinner one night. Although Judie’s family is rooted in music, a path of college, marriage, and kids is the only acceptable option for a good Jewish girl from Massachusetts in the 1960s. Instead, Judie runs off to New York City to begin her life as a singer-songwriter. Judie’s encounters with love, loss, marriage, and motherhood shape her music and eventually that of her children. Her daughter Emma struggles to step out of her parents’ shadow as she tries to find her own voice in the music industry as the world moves toward the twenty-first century. The Singer Sisters is told through the alternating voices of the women in Judie’s family as they explore love, family, and music, and try to forgive each other for the past.
The Singer Sisters is ultimately a novel about women finding their voices in art and what it means to be a family. I enjoyed the book from beginning to end, and I think readers will find it very realistic and relatable.
🎧 The Singer Sisters is narrated by Helen Laser, Barrie Kreinik, and Stephanie Németh-Parker. All the narrators do an excellent job with the voices of the women, embodying different generations and personalities.
Disclaimer: My copy of The Singer Sisters was provided by Macmillan Audio for review purposes. All thoughts and opinions are my own.