The Faraday Girls

I recently read The Faraday Girls, by Monica McInemerney. this was a complex novel that drew me in. McInemerney has written a number of novel dealing with families from south of the equator, namely Australia and now Tasmania. Her novels dwell on the complex issues between siblings, parents, the skeletons in their closet, and the ties that bind. I’ve rally enjoyed the other two novels I had read by her, and this one didn’t let me down. I was sucked into the story of five girls left motherless at tender ages between 6 and 14. their father kept their mother alive in their eyes, through his near worship of her. Things were great, and then they weren’t. lives started falling apart, and they all just went downhill from their. Promises made between sisters made for some bitter feelings, and one sister’s discovery of the truth about their mother leads to nothing less than family tragedy. Yet in the end the book wraps everything up. All does not necessarily turn out in fairy tale fashion, yet I was satisfied with the conclusion. Each sister comes to terms with their history and continue along in their own separate lives. A great read.