The Sunshine Sisters

Author - Jane Green

Publisher - Pan Macmillan

Format - Paperback

Pages - 448
Published - 28/06/2018

It was never easy, being one of Ronni Sunshine’s daughters. Publicly, she is the glamorous, successful, dramatic Hollywood actress. Privately, she is self-absorbed, angry, and a disinterested, narcissistic mother. Now in her seventies, Ronni has had strange symptoms for a while, but has refused to believe her diagnosis: she has ALS, a degenerative motor neuron disease. There is no cure.

Ronni’s three adult daughters – Nell, Meredith, and Lizzy – are largely estranged, both from her, and from each other. All are going through crises of their own. But Ronni is adamant that they must come home, and help her take her own life. As their mother’s illness draws them together to confront old jealousies and secret fears, they discover that blood might be thicker than water after all . . .

Review -

I must admit, I haven't read any of Jane Green's other works prior to The Sunshine Sisters. I went into this a little bit blind, but came out very much with open eyes. The Sunshine Sisters story is very moving, the way the book is written weaves between each of the sisters over different years leading you back to the very first chapter. Touching on relationships, family, careers and of course assisted suicide, its not the novel you think it is when you look at the cover. Ronni Sunshine has had it all, she has also lost it all and now after a sparkling career in showbiz, its time to hang up the heels. But being diagnosed with ALS wasn't in the script, deciding she wants to go out her way she calls all the daughters back home to rebuild their relationships. I did enjoy this book, its a little slow and too descriptive in some places and I found my self skipping words, but the overall story and way it is written has been done very well.