The Sunrise Sisterhood: The perfect uplifting and joyful book to escape with this summer 2023

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Set in Salcombe, Devon, Cathy immediately pulls you into the story of Liz, who longs for visits from her goddaughters; Clare, a fiercely independent single mother; and Skye, a free-spirited young woman harbouring secrets. It was great to see them open up to each other eventually and to see how the storylines came together to a beautiful and satisfying conclusion. Skye is okay, she is a normal 20’s girl figuring out her life. She is the only character that I think was written well. When her two god-daughters Clare and Skye come to stay for the summer, she hopes that this will be just the thing to help her find the joy in life again.

This summer fall in love with Cathy Bramley’s hopeful, heartfelt and irresistible new novel, The Sunrise Sisterhood. With the half-sisters never having been close and all three of them harbouring their own secrets, will the summer run smoothly or end in chaos? I think the exploration of grief was first class. Grief isn't necessarily all sitting and weeping. It can be feeling like you're lost, you depend on other things such as alcohol or drugs, you're angry, you snap at the people you love, etc. It's nice to see grief explored like this, and explored through different people. We see how the loss of Jen affects her daughter, her step-daughter, her friends, and her clients. I also loved that Jen was ever present in the book, just as she is ever present in the characters' lives. If like me you are starting to dream of summer and you are looking for a truly delightful easy read, then you must read The Sunshine Sisterhood by. It is a story of family, friendship and new beginnings and a thoroughly engaging story that will sweep you up right from the start. This book centres around three women, Liz and her two god-daughters, Clare and Skye. All the women are different in personalities as well as having something going on in their lives that they are hiding. The story is set in an idyllic location which had me wishing I could transport myself to see the wonderful places and scenery that were being described as they were so picturesque.The Sunrise Sisterhood, out May 11, 2023, is a moving story about three generations of women, and the summer that saved them. Comforting, funny, warm and wise. No-one does complicated family and friendships like Cathy' Veronica Henry The conflicts are creative, moving the action along on a jagged path to understanding and realisations. I loved how different it was for each of the characters yet comes together to make a whole. This did start off well however some things annoyed me and it just got worse from there. For starters the godmother is a drunk. She doesn’t seem to realise this and if she does she doesn’t do much to help, who drinks that much during an event they are working?! She is also obsessed with her best friend’s ex-husband for over 20 years, MOVE ON! Especially when he has been a complete ass of a person to his children and his ex wife and her.

Can the business be saved? Will the two sisters manage to heal from the past, lay old ghosts to rest and forge forward into the future? Or will this summer leave them with no other option but to each go their separate ways? Every human emotion is here. Unrequited love, loneliness, jealousy, grief, anxiety and fear for the future underpin the narrative but are balanced by unconditional love, laughter, loyalty and friendship as the three women grow in strength and band together in sisterhood against their common “enemy” Mike. But for all his flaws, he’s an endearing character, too.However, half-sisters Skye and Clare couldn't be more different, struggling with family secrets and hidden jealousies. As the women navigate this unexpected summer together, truths are revealed and their relationships are put to the test. Oh how I loved this story. I didn’t want it to end! The Sunrise Sisterhood gave me the whole spectrum of feelings. It felt good to snort with laughter (the misunderstanding at the business meeting is a classic), feel uncomfortable in places (the catered birthday party springs to mind – funny to watch on the outside but painful because of why), cry tears of sadness and happiness. The birthday party invite is ingenious! This made me cry big heartfelt tears. Surely it had to make a difference. However, half-sisters Skye and Clare couldn’t be more different, struggling with family secrets and hidden jealousies. As the women navigate this unexpected summer together, truths are revealed and their relationships are put to the test. Lots of difficult subjects are handled with empathy - grief, single parenting, loneliness, sexuality and alcoholism.

I adored getting to know these women better as well as finding out what they are hiding. When Clare and her half sister Skye turn up at Liz’s house to spend the summer, things are off to a frosty start. There is a lot of history between them with both having very different up bringing’s which has created a lot of tension and jealousy over the years. It was heart-warming to see that due to certain events, things start to thaw and all three women start to open up and allow the others in.Very strong female characters and it's nice that the story is told at times from all three of their points of view. Overall, this novel could have been improved, I love this author’s novels usually however this novel annoyed me with its inaccuracies and unrealistic ness of common sense. The author has better books out there which I strongly encourage exploring.