{"product_id":"the-sisters-sweet-paperback","title":"The Sisters Sweet - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Weiss\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA young woman in a vaudeville sister act must learn to forge her own path after her twin runs away to Hollywood in this \"elegant, immersive . . . exploration of sisterhood, identity, ambition and betrayal\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A beautifully told coming-of-age story that embraces life with a galloping energy and irresistible curiosity.\"--Maggie Shipstead, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGreat Circle\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeaving was my sister's choice. I would have to make my own.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAll Harriet Szász has ever known is life onstage with her sister, Josie. As \"The Sisters Sweet,\" they pose as conjoined twins in a vaudeville act conceived of by their ambitious parents, who were once themselves theatrical stars. But after Josie exposes the family's fraud and runs away to Hollywood, Harriet must learn to live out of the spotlight--and her sister's shadow. As Josie's star rises in California, the Szászes fall on hard times. Striving to keep her struggling family afloat, Harriet molds herself into the perfect daughter. She also tentatively forms her first relationships outside her family and begins to imagine a life for herself beyond the role of dutiful daughter that she has played for so long. Finally, Harriet must decide whether to honor her mother, her father, or the self she's only beginning to get to know. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFull of long-simmering tensions, buried secrets, questionable saviors, and broken promises, this is a story about how much we are beholden to others and what we owe ourselves. Layered and intimate, \u003ci\u003eThe Sisters Sweet \u003c\/i\u003eheralds the arrival of an accomplished new voice in fiction.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Weiss \u003c\/b\u003eearned an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop, where she was a Truman Capote Fellow. Her nonfiction has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003eonline. She has taught for the University of Iowa, the Iowa Young Writers' Studio, and the Sackett Street Writers' Workshop, and is a mentor for the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop. She lives in Minneapolis with her spouse, daughter, and dog.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 06, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42731850039359,"sku":"9781984801562","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/3f93385fa7155e842fcc2e826f23d7f8.webp?v=1765130348","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-sisters-sweet-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}