Lovely novel about three sisters, daughters of a Shakespearean scholar, who return to their home to nurse their mother through a bout with cancer. Great characterizations and complex relationships, but what makes this book truly unique is the narration, which a blending of the voices of all three sisters. Tricky, but it works. I also love the strong focus on the love of reading--so many charming asides about reading and I've never read a book where so many characters actually spend time reading. Plus, the family constantly peppers their conversations with Shakespearean quotes. Very charming. Great quote:
"We were never organized readers who would see a book through to its end in any sort of logical order. We weave in and out of words like tourists on a hop-on, hop-off bus tour. Put a book down in the kitchen to go to the bathroom and you might return to find it gone, replaced by another of equal interest. We are indiscriminate."
