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A Reunion of Ghosts: A Novel
by Judith Claire Mitchell

Published: 2015-03-24
Hardcover : 400 pages
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Three wickedly funny sisters.

One family's extraordinary legacy.

A single suicide note that spans a century ...

Meet the Alter sisters: Lady, Vee, and Delph. These three mordantly witty, complex women share their family's apartment on Manhattan's Upper West Side. They love each other ...

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Introduction

Three wickedly funny sisters.

One family's extraordinary legacy.

A single suicide note that spans a century ...

Meet the Alter sisters: Lady, Vee, and Delph. These three mordantly witty, complex women share their family's apartment on Manhattan's Upper West Side. They love each other fiercely, but being an Alter isn't easy. Bad luck is in their genes, passed down through the generations. Yet no matter what curves life throws at these siblings—and it's hurled plenty—they always have a wisecrack, and one another.

In the waning days of 1999, the trio decides it's time to close the circle of the Alter curse. But first, as the world counts down to the dawn of a new millennium, Lady, Vee, and Delph must write the final chapter of a saga lifetimes in the making—one that is inexorably intertwined with that of the twentieth century itself. Unspooling threads of history, personal memory, and family lore, they weave a mesmerizing account of their lives that stretches back decades to their great-grandfather, a brilliant scientist whose professional triumph became the sinister legacy that defines them.

Funny, heartbreaking, and utterly original, A Reunion of Ghosts is a magnificent novel about three unforgettable women bound to each other, and to their remarkable family, through the blessings and the burdens bestowed by blood.

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To which character were you most empathetic?
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Do you feel the ending of the book was what was expected?
by vicksnb (see profile) 06/10/15

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by vicksnb (see profile) 06/10/15
Some see a book club as a social gathering and veer off subject. Someone needs to be in charge to get things back on target. If people have not finished the chosen book they should distance themselves to have their chat about the neighbors, the weather and their flowers so those who have read it can have a meaningful discussion.

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by Sharon G. (see profile) 11/23/15

 
  "Reunion of Ghosts"by Debra F. (see profile) 10/12/15

Let me preface by saying that I do admire the author. She is an excellent writer with a gift for detail. We had difficulty with the theme of suicide. I pushed through till the end because I did get attached... (read more)

 
  "Family tragedies"by Vickie B. (see profile) 06/10/15

I found the historical parts of the book very interesting and the three sisters as strange characters. Even though the ending is predetermined I was still disappointed with the conclusion bu... (read more)

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