In an emotionally rich and captivating new novel, New York Times bestselling author Marie Bostwick reunites three sisters whose deep bond is rooted in an unconventional past.
Every child prodigy grows up eventually. For the Promise sisters, escaping their motherβs narcissism and the notoriety that came with her bestselling book hasnβt been easy. Minerva Promise claimed that her three βtest tubeβ daughtersβgifted pianist Joanie, artistic Meg, and storyteller Averyβwere engineered and molded to be geniuses. In adulthood, their modest lives fall far short of her grand ambitions. But now, twenty years after the bookβs release, she hopes to redeem herself by taking part in a new documentary.
Meg, who hasnβt picked up a paintbrush in years, adamantly refuses to participate, until a car accident leaves her with crushing medical bills. While she recuperates in Seattle, the three sisters reluctantly meet with filmmaker Hal Seeger, another former prodigy. Like them, heβs familiar with the weight of failed potential. But as he digs deeper, he uncovers secrets theyβve hidden from each otherβand a revelation that will challenge their beliefs, even as it spurs them to forge their own extraordinary lives at last.
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