Ask Me How I Know

Old wounds crack open when the five Carpenter sisters reunite to care for their mother after their father's death. An unflinching portrait of sisterhood that shows that while we're not obligated to like our siblings, there's no getting around learning from them - and what a privilege that is
As an eldest sister, I truly enjoyed this story of five sisters and the bonds that hold them together even when they'd prefer to break free. Ask Me How I Know is an auspicious debut, and Colangelo is a writer to watch
From the opening line Mary Grace Colangelo immerses us in the complicated lives of five very different sisters as they process the sudden loss of their father and decide what to do about their enigmatic mother. A sweeping story that explores the fraught relationships between mothers, daughters, and sisters, and, ultimately, what it means to be family