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02809aim a2200301 a 4500 001 159F436EB1FA11E1BE794CE06AFF544E 003 SILO 005 20120609010516 008 120308s2008 nnn f eng d 020 $a 174310815X 020 $a 9781743108154 040 $d SILO 245 1 $a The alphabet sisters $h [sound recording]. 100 1 $a McInerney, Monica. 260 $a Grand Haven, MI : $b Brilliance Audio, $c 2008. 300 $a 11 audio discs (13 hours 30 min.) : $b unabridged ; $c cm. 520 $a As girls growing up in Clare Valley, Australia, Anna, Bett, and Carrie Quinlan were childhood singing stars known as The Alphabet Sisters. The unbridled enthusiasm of their flamboyant grandmother Lola was the glue that held them together. As adults, though, the women havenÌt spoken in yearsÌever since BettÌs fianc©â deserted her to marry the younger Carrie. Now Lola is turning eighty and she is determined to reunite the girls for a blowout bash. And no one ever says no to Lola.Bett, who fled to London after the scandal of losing her fianc©â, is hesitant to face her sisters and her hometownÌespecially since she has yet to find another man. Sophisticated Anna, the eldest sister, isnÌt too keen on the prospect either, though sheÌs secretly grateful for any excuse to leave her crumbling marriage behind in Sydney. And Carrie, who remained in Clare Valley, is perhaps the most apprehensive. Her marriageÌthe nominal cause of the sistersÌ estrangementÌis also on the rocks. Was she wrong to have followed her heart and run off with BettÌs fianc©â?When Lola shares her special request, that the girls stage a musical she has written, their short visit becomes a much longer commitment. As they are forced to spend more time together, the sisters must confront the pain that lingers between them. Preconceptions and misunderstandings are slowly put aside and the three find themselves gradually, irresistibly enveloping one another once againÌuntil an unexpected turn of events changes everything in ways none of them could have ever imagined. . . .Layering the lighthearted antics of small-town life with a heartbreaking story of loyalty lost and found, The Alphabet Sisters is an unforgettable story of two generations of women who learn that being true to themselves means being true to one another. 521 2 $a Adult. 650 7 $a Sisters $v Fiction. $2 sears 650 7 $a Singing stars $v Fiction. $2 sears 650 7 $a Birthdays $v Fiction. $2 sears 650 7 $a Sister relationships $v Fiction. $2 sears 650 7 $a Family $v Fiction. $2 sears 650 7 $a Family secrets $v Fiction. $2 sears 700 $a Milte, Catherine. 941 $a 1 952 $l HPPD845 $d 20120609023319.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=159F436EB1FA11E1BE794CE06AFF544EInitiate Another SILO Locator Search