"All Harriet Szasz 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 fraud and runs away to Hollywood, Harriet must learn to live out of the spotlight - and out of her sister's shadow. Striving to keep her struggling family afloat, she molds herself into the perfect daughter. As Josie's star rises in California, the Szaszes fall on hard times, and Harriet begins to form her first relationships outside her family. She must decide whether to honor her mother and her father or the self she's only beginning to get to know. Full 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, 'The Sisters Sweet' heralds the arrival of an accomplished new voice in fiction." from the back cover.
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