When I was little, maybe 4, my baby sister got lost at our county fair. Under the guard of our two out-of-town uncles, some how my sister, who was 2ish, went missing. My uncles did a great job of making sure the rest of us kids didn’t work ourselves up with worry while we couldn’t find her. And while I don’t remember much, I remember my sweet little sister being escorted back to my uncles with one of the sheriff’s deputies at the fair.
Ya know, now that I think about it, all of my earliest memories include my sister. In fact, my very first memory isn’t of me, but of her falling and losing a baby tooth. Close in age, we were constant companions, and while we definitely had our squabbles, we have weathered a lot together over our last 26 years together.
My sister is my best friend. I don’t go a day without talking to her and the longest I’ve gone without seeing her is when I lived in France for 2 months, which I adjusted so I could be at her graduation, then cried because it meant missing her dorm move-in.
To say I relate to Rosalind in Secrets of Sloane House in the desperate search for her sister Miranda when she disappears during the Chicago world fair in the 1890’s is probably an understatement. You see, the sisters in the book weren’t exactly close, and yet Rosalind is willing to go to Chicago, work for an upperclass family and play detective to discover what happened to her sister. I get that. I can’t think of many things I wouldn’t do for my own sister.
And of course, being a Downton Abbey fan made the book all that much better with the downstairs people and the upstairs people living life in the same house and yet having these totally separate existences is just so intriguing. I love reading historical fiction (and watching BBC dramas) because of the glimpse I get into this life which is both uniquely similar and uniquely different from my own.
This book was a win for me. From Frozen to Sloane House, I love a good story about sisterly love. Add in a romantic love story and some mystery, and I think it’s a winning combo.
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Barbara Rivera says
Sounds like a lovely story about two sisters. God blesses us with family to help us throught this journey called life.
Leah says
Amen.
Heather says
I still remember the days my brother & sister were born 🙂 I was 5 with my brother. I had chicken pox that day & was at my grandma’s, but my dad & step-mom drove by so I could see him through the car window 🙂 When I was 9, I was sitting on Mom’s big wooden hope chest, waiting for the phone to ring. My daddy promised that when my new sibling was born, he would call me first. When the phone went off, I grabbed it up & heard, “Congratulations! You have a new baby sister!” I dropped the phone (lol sorry Dad) & started screaming “IT’S A GIRL!! IT’S A GIRL!! I HAVE A SISTER!!!” Being a big sister has always been one of my proudest “achievements” – lol I used to tell anyone who’d listen about my baby brother & sister. We have shared some wonderful memories!!
Leah says
That is so awesome that you get to remember that!
Jeannine C says
I remember that day – I believe that my father is one of the uncles in question! I am not blessed with a sister, but have many wonderful “sister friends”, most of whom are in my circle at church – Lydia Circle – without these ladies in my life and helping me with my spiritual journey, I don’t know where I would be!
Leah says
How wonderful that our great big God has filled that need for you! (And yes it was your dad)
Kendra says
I can’t imagine life without my twin sister! Unfortunately, we live 7 hours apart but I’m so thankful to live in a world of technology that allows us to watch each others children grow up!
Leah says
A twin sister sounds so fun! What a blessing for you two being so close.
Lorraine says
I am blessed to have 2 amazing sisters… one close by, and one on another continent!
Leah says
Wow. A friend and a travel destination.
Johnny says
Actually it was the sheriff deputy and the town police (two cops). He grilled the daylights out of us caretakers. We vowed to not tell your mom, but your sis spilled the beans
Leah says
She’s a bean spiller that one. Or was. Now that’s my job but always because I’m too excited.
Mande says
I have a sister but sadly we are not close at all. We live very close but do not have a close relationship.
Leah says
That is sad. I have no doubt that God has placed on women in your life to be like sisters. I pray this is true.
dedezoomsalot900300623 says
So sad that I missed your giveaway — I love to get books for my grandma to read. I think she’d enjoy this one!
Leah says
Well, subscribe. I’ll be doing a lot more reviews coming up.