While My Sister Sleeps

While My Sister Sleeps by Barbara Delinsky Following the
success of The Secret Between Us a book the Boston Globe
hailed as “one of her best” Barbara Delinsky returns with
another moving and deeply satisfying novel this one about
the unique and emotionally complex world of siblings.
Molly and Robin Snow are sisters and like all sisters they
share a deep bond that sustains them through good times
and bad. Their careers are flourishing—Molly is a
horticulturist and Robin is a world-class runner—and they
are in the prime of their lives. So when Molly receives
the news that Robin has suffered a massive heart attack
she couldn’t be more shocked. At the hospital the Snow
family receives a grim Robin may never regain
consciousness. As Robin’s parents and siblings struggle to
cope the complex nature of their relationship is put to
the ultimate test. Molly has always lived in Robin’s
shadow and her feelings for her have run the gamut from
love to resentment and back. The last time they spoke they
argued. But now there is so much more at stake. Molly’s
parents fold under the devastating circumstances and her
brother retreats into the cool reserve that is shattering
his own family. It’s up to Molly to make the tough
decisions and she soon makes discoveries that destroy some
of her most cherished beliefs about the sister she thought
she knew. Once again New York Times bestselling author
Barbara Delinsky brings us a masterful family portrait
filled with thought-provoking ideas about the nature of
life itself how emotions affect the decisions we make and
how letting go can be the hardest thing to do and the
greatest expression of love all at the same time.