The Moon Sisters

This mesmerizing coming-of-age novel with its sheen of near-magical realism is a moving tale of family and the power of stories. After their mothers probable suicide sisters Olivia and Jazz take steps to move on with their lives. Jazz logical and forward-thinking decides to get a new job but spirited strong-willed Olivia--who can see sounds taste words and smell sights--is determined to travel to the remote setting of their mothers unfinished novel to lay her spirit properly to rest. Already resentful of Olivias foolish quest and her familys insistence upon her involvement Jazz is further aggravated when they run into trouble along the way and Olivia latches to a worldly train-hopper who warns he shouldnt be trusted. As they near their destination the tension builds between the two sisters each hiding something significant about their mother from the other until they are finally forced to face everything between them and decide what is really important.