A story inspired byt the life of the author's grandmother, Bernadine. In this work of historical fiction, the relationship between Bernadine and her older sister Elizabeth is complicated. Bitterness between them develops when Elizabeth asks Bernadine to keep a deep dark secret about her past. Two Sisters' Secret is not just the personal story of Bernadine and Elizabeth, but the story of rural America at the turn of the century and beyone - the days of horse-powered farm machinery and transportation, the transition to electric lights and telephones, the sadness, fear and loneliness of an immigrant in the United Staes, and the very real hardship of The Great Depression.
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