The Wednesday Sisters was another title I picked up at that recent book sale. I had never even heard of it before and really had no idea what to expect. Well, I was pleasantly surprised. It was wonderful and one that might be a keeper and one that I reread again another summer.
There were so many reasons why I loved this book. It was about a group of friends. It was about a group that talked about reading and later writing. It followed the space program and other big events in history. It wasn't the first book I read about the 1960s/1970s but the one thing I really didn't like was how women were treated as only a wife and mother. I knew this but for some reason this book was much more honest about it.
The Wednesday Sisters reminded me a lot of Angry Housewives Eating Bon-Bons. The book is about five women - Allie, Frankie, Linda, Kath and Brett - who meet at the playground while their children play the morning Robert F. Kennedy is shot and realize they have a common interest in literature and writing. Together, they embark on a writing journal. First, by writing together for an hour each Wednesday morning and then critiquing each others work during the week and bringing it back to discuss. The writing helps the women is more ways then they can imagine.
The book takes place over the course of five years. The women go from strangers in the park to best friends. Each woman has to overcome their own trials - infertility, breast cancer, infidelity and insecurity - but with the help of the Wednesday Sisters they each survive stronger. The friendship starts with a common interest in the Miss American Pageant but as the women age and realize what is going on in the world see the pageant for more than ball gowns and swimsuits, more than a beauty pageant. And they see themselves as more than wives and mothers.
It took everything I had to do anything but read this weekend. I definitely cheated on my to-do list yesterday, so that I could finish the book. I was a bit disappointed in the ending but other than that this was a great book. If you liked Angry Housewives, you'll love this one. Check it out!
Happy Reading!
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