The Bird Sisters

This book has intriguiging, believable characters and some good, unexpected plot twists. The story line is compelling and moves along at a good pace. I wish that I had simply read the print version rather than listening to the audiobook because the narrator detracts tremendously from the story. Anyone with a hearing impairment should avoid this narrated version at all costs. The narrator has a soft, paper-thin voice, and when portraying the various characters in the novel, she drops and softens her voice to inaudible and non-understandable levels. She does the story a great injustice because the listener cannot fully enjoy the tale when many parts cannot be heard.

The book begins when someone brings Milly and Twiss an injured bird, a task they have been tending to for years. In many ways the two sisters are like the injured bird who has lost its' capability to fly. Milly and Twiss are two elderly sisters living alone in Spring Green, Wisconsin. The story unfolds slowly as the two reminisce of the past. Sweet, pretty, kind Milly longing for a family of her own. Twiss, wild and adventurous seeking the approval of her golf pro father. The summer of 1947 changes everything when their father has an accident and can no longer play golf and their cousin Bett arrives. The two sisters admire Bett who is often manipulative and cunning in coercing secrets from Milly and Twiss. By unforseen circumstances and heart felt decisions, the sisters find themselves alone, broken hearted and devoted to one another.