Review: Family Inheritance by Terri Ann Leidich

Published October 1st 2014 by BQB Publishing

Synopsis: Called to the bedside of their dying mother, three sisters reluctantly return to their childhood home in northern Minnesota. What should be a reunion of love and warmth is tainted by the ghosts of their childhood; their parents' farm is a place of painful memories. With their mother in a coma, Helene leaves behind a shell of a marriage in Atlanta---her country club lifestyle not at all what it seems. Alice has finally fled an abusive husband but is afraid her failing courage will put her children in danger. Waking up beside yet another stranger, Suzanne can no longer deny how an alcohol addiction may destroy everything she's worked for---an addiction that barely masks the terrible wounds on her soul. They may have escaped the farm, but Helene, Alice, and Suzanne find they are still perpetuating a cycle of pain, abuse, alcoholism, anger, fear, and bitterness. Seeing themselves through each other's eyes, the sisters are forced to confront their demons. Will they be able to tread through the wreckage of the past to create lives filled with hope, love, and triumph?

Review: I loved, loved LOVED this book!! I couldn't put it down. The characters and situations were so very real, very raw, and extremely relatable. Three sisters who had a not so great upbringing, who all left home as quickly as possible and never looked back. Who are forced together when their mother falls ill.

Helene looks like she has the perfect life- a rich husband, a smart kid, a big house with a maid. But when you really look at her life, it's not as great as it looks like on the surface. Alice is heavy, in an abusive marriage with 2 kids, who has no job and whose family does not respect her in the least. She is able to leave, but is she able to pull life together to make it for her kids? Suzanne suffers from alcoholism- will it ruin her entire life or can she overcome it and her childhood and make herself a better woman?

The plot is likable, the characters are lovable, the situations are real. The dialogue is funny, thoughtful, and completely sister-like. Not that I would know from experience, but the banter is real and at times comical. They were always trying to one up each other, even when it came to who's life sucked the most. It was so nice to see their relationships changing, evolving, and them figuring out who they were and what they mean to each other.

I highly highly recommend this book to anyone, especially fans of chick lit!!!

*I received this book from the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.