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Sisters &
Husbands by Connie
Briscoe – ISBN: 978-0-446-53489-5 –
273 pages – published by Grand Central Publishing – Hardcover –
Reviewed by Yolanda M. Johnson-Bryant; Literary Wonders (www.literarywonders.com)
September 29, 2009 – 5
Stars
In Sisters
& Husbands, bestselling authorConnie Briscoe introduces
us to three sisters; Charmaine, Beverly and Evelyn. Even though
these sisters share the same DNA, each has their own set of
individual problems.
Charmaine is on
her fourth marriage; this time to Tyrone. Even though they are
still newlyweds, their marriage is being tested in the form of a
step-daughter named Tiffany. Tiffany is Tyrone’s daughter, and
although she only visits twice a year, uses her father’s guilt
to get whatever she wants. With each visit Tyrone looses all
sight of sanity and reasoning. He’s at Tiffany’s every beck and
call even if it’s at the expense of his new wife Charmaine and
her son. Charmaine tries to be the bigger person, but she’s had
about enough.
Kevin has been
the love of Evelyn’s life since high school, so it made sense
that they would marry and have children and live happily ever
after. After two decades of marriage, Kevin starts to lose his
mind. Evelyn is sure that it is just male mid-life crisis; that
is until Kevin sells his law firm and takes a job at the local
Blockbuster movie rental chain, gives away his designer suits
and shaves his head bald. Evelyn grows more confused about the
man Kevin is becoming. Her faith is shook after she realizes
Kevin has committed the ultimate betrayal.
Beverly has
walked down the isle more times than she cares to remember. Not
being able to go through with any of her weddings, Beverly finds
herself headed to the alter once more; again with doubt. This
time the unlucky fellow is Julian. Julian
adores Beverly, but becomes somewhat irritated at Beverly’s odd
behavior after she finds out that her sister’s lives are not
quite what they seem. Instead of living for herself, Beverly
uses her sisters as a crutch and an excuse not to wed Julian.
These sisters
find that everything done in the dark comes to light and no
amount of money or Prada can cure a bad marriage. They share
laughter and tears and do their best to be a support to one
another.
When Beverly
learns that both Charmaine and Eveyln are having major marriage
problems she starts to think that maybe it is also her destiny
to fail at marriage. The question is, will she realize that she
is not her sisters?
Connie Briscoe has
done another excellent job in twisting characters and story
lines that birth great life lessons. Sisters
and Husbandsis a witty yet realistic example of the
deception depicted in some marriages today. You’ll be drawn in
from the very first page.
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