Her Sister’s Shoes by Ashley Farley was such a great read for me and I literally flew through the pages of this book. This is the kind of book that makes you want to curl up in your favorite chair and read all day. Set in the Lowcountry of South Carolina, Her Sister’s Shoes is a beautiful story of the love, loyalty, and healing power of family.
The novel is told through sisters Samantha, Jackie, and Faith. They are all very different from each other but all agree that Sam is the one who holds their family together at all times.
What happens though when that person hits their limit and can’t deal with another thing. That’s where Sam finds herself. She’s a single mom, her son is in a wheelchair, and life and Sam’s sense of self are spiraling out of control.
Jackie is the oldest sister and she’s always held herself at a distance from everyone including her own husband and sons. Then something happens that makes Jackie take a hard look at who she has become and she finds that she doesn’t like that person at all. She’s been so self-absorbed and she hopes that she’ll have a chance to make it up to everyone.
Faith is the youngest sister and in an abusive relationship with an out-of-control jerk. When she finally shares her troubles with Sam she of course wants only to help Faith. However in doing that Faith puts her whole family in danger and that’s one thing she can’t live with.
On top of it all it appears that their mother Lovie is showing signs of Alzheimer’s and now the sisters have to figure out what’s best for their mother. With everything else going on in their lives the sisters are overwhelmed with this and obviously can’t agree on what to do.
I really enjoyed this book. I liked all of the sisters and could easily see sitting down with a tall glass is iced tea with any of them. All of the sisters had struggles but they were all able to look inside themselves and try to put themselves into the others shoes and and move forward. The message: until you’ve walked in another person’s shoes you can’t really place judgement – you just have to be patient, understanding, and do the best you can to help.
Her Sister’s Shoes is a wonderful story of the deep love of family that I thoroughly enjoyed. For fans of women’s fiction this is one you don’t want to miss. Highly recommended!
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I liked that it was about sisters and I could definitely relate to it!
I like that this author writes about sisters! I only have one sister but she is very special to me.
This sounds wonderful! The sisters, the lowcountry and story sound great!
To be able to read about sisters and their bonds and relationships is so interesting to me as I am an only child and have never known what that is like.
Lovely review Darlene. I enjoyed Her Sister’s Shoes too.
How fun! a book about sisters.
I know about having a lot thrown at you and having sisters and I love to read about how other encounter life events and how they get thru it.
Love books about family relationships.
I like reading about family. I have added the book to my must read list.
Thanks for this great novel which interests me greatly. Relationships between sisters are fraught with problems and sometimes are not resolved as mine with my sister. This book would be unforgettable.
I like the setting of the book in the Low Country of Carolina. Thanks for the giveaway.
Love books about sisters.
This book sounds so good!
Thanks so much for a lovely review and being a part of the book tour. I’m so glad you liked Her Sister’s Shoes. Have a great holiday weekend.
There sure is a lot going on in this book! It sounds really good though. I look forward to reading it!
I love the setting and that it is about sisters.
The storyline is very good because it deals with life.
i like the cover photo and the cool giveaway
I like that they are working through trials just like real life.
I love reading about siblings and how they deal with situations. Thank you for the giveaway chance. I’m looking forward to reading Her Sister’s Shoes.
Carol L
I liked your write up about the sisters. It sounds like a really interesting book.
The details and review about the book is what I liked about the post. The giveaway is a bonus!
i love the cover
This book sounds very relatable. No family is perfect, and having a child in a wheelchair myself I could commiserate with Sam. It is important to maintain a sense of self, despite all of our difficulties and shortcomings.
You described enough of the storyline to get me interested in the stories of the 3 sisters and how they have to help each other and also to realize that their mom is going to need help soon.
I like this post because it lets us read a little about sisters. I’m an only child, so I’m always fascinated with stories about siblings.
I really enjoyed reading your review. I became overwhelmed myself just getting a glimpse about their troubles, but I really like that aside from all that they were able to come together and decide what’s the best care for their mother.
I really like your blog!
This book seems to be very interesting
I love how it shows that times can get hard but you can get through it in the book, oh & the giveaway.
I like that you heartily recommend this book.