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The Language of Sisters

by Cathy Lamb
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A family of Russian refugees juggle their haunting past with their challenging present in this novel by the author of My Very Best Friend.
Sometimes Toni Kozlovsky and her sisters know what each other is thinking, just when they need it most. Since Toni, Valerie, and Ellie were little girls growing up in Communist Russia, their parents have insisted it's simply further proof that the Kozlovskys are special and different.
Now a reporter, Toni lives on a yellow tugboat on Oregon's Willamette River. As far as her parents are concerned, the pain of their old life and their dangerous escape should remain buried in the Moscow they left behind, as should the mysterious past of their adopted brother, Dmitry. But lately, Toni's talent for putting on a smile isn't enough to keep memories at bay.
Valerie, a prosecuting attorney, wages constant war against the wrongs she could do nothing about as a child. Youngest sister Ellie is engaged to marry an Italian, breaking her mother's heart in the process. Toni fears she's about to lose her home, while the hard-edged DEA agent down the dock keeps trying to break through her reserve. Meanwhile, beneath the culture clashes and endearing quirks within her huge, noisy, loving family are deeper secrets that Toni has sworn to keep—even from the one person she longs to help most . . .
"Lamb . . . draws readers into the embrace of Toni's eccentric and loud extended family, who inject regular bouts of humor into the story while their love for one another is palpable . . . . The joy of this intricate story is following these characters and their warm and compelling development . . . " —Library Journal

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    August 30, 2016

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      • ISBN: 9780758295118
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      • ISBN: 9780758295118
      • File size: 746 KB

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    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      September 1, 2016

      Toni is a crime reporter living a superficially idyllic existence on a houseboat in Portland, OR. Lamb (What I Remember Most) draws readers into the embrace of Toni's eccentric and loud extended family, who inject regular bouts of humor into the story while their love for one another is palpable. A colorful cast of characters, including droves of quirky cousins, aunts, uncles, and the crowd who share Toni's houseboat dock, add to the fun, while the love interest, Nick, is satisfyingly sexy, strong, gentle, and besotted with Toni. There are hints throughout of tragic and terrible secrets from Toni's childhood, and as the story unfolds we learn that the entire family escaped persecution and likely death in the Soviet Union. It becomes clear that they must face the past they want to keep hidden in order to find happiness in the future. A touch of magical realism is added: in extreme circumstances, Toni and her two sisters can hear one another's thoughts. VERDICT The joy of this intricate story is following these characters and their warm and compelling development to a gloriously happy ending.--Jan Marry, Williamsburg Regional Lib., VA

      Copyright 2016 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • Booklist

      September 1, 2016
      After years spent navigating the challenges of Communist Russia, the Kozlovsky family has carved out a new life in Oregon. The parents run a restaurant called Svetlana's Kitchen, and the daughters have each found their niche in their adopted country. Toni is a crime and justice reporter living on a tugboat and contemplating a career change while dodging the affections of the DEA agent who lives nearby. Valerie is an attorney working to right the unforgettable wrongs that have stayed with her since childhood. And Ellie is engagedbut is unsure whether marriage is the right path for her. The sisters share a deep connection that allows them to know what the others are feeling. But even this closeness fails to erase the deep secrets that have followed the Kozlovskys to their new home. Lamb (My Very Best Friend, 2015) once again draws readers into the joys and sorrows of family life. With fascinating, memorable characters and a deeply engaging plot, her latest is a captivating look at the different lives shared by one family and the power of their love to bring them through life's best and darkest hours.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2016, American Library Association.)

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