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“Leia, a self-proclaimed superhero-comics dork, narrates this light-dark Southern story of family, race, and belonging with affection, humor, and well-timed profanity, bound to please fans of the best-selling author’s six previous novels.… Both literary and women’s fiction readers will appreciate Leia’s smart/sassy narrative.” (Library Journal (starred review))“The Almost Sisters is a book only Joshilyn Jackson could have written… I was swept up by her inimitable voice from the very first page: she deftly combines such unexpected subjects as superheroes, single motherhood, race, and the impact of long-buried secrets.” (Karen Abbott, New York Times bestselling author of Liar, Temptress, Solider, Spy)“In a story of incredible love and bravery, [Jackson] lasers through the weathered grace and mossy tradition of the contemporary south to explode its comic book dualism with blistering genius…Imagine Flannery O’Connor in a Wonder Woman suit, and you’ll get close to the big heart of this brilliant book.” (Lydia Netzer, author of Shine Shine Shine and How to Tell Toledo from the Night Sky)“Beautifully written, fascinating and deep, The Opposite of Everyone is another must-read novel by Jackson... Jackson has done a phenomenal job of weaving the past with the present and unfolding the story layer after layer. This is a masterfully written tale that readers cannot put down.” (RT Book Reviews (top pick), THE OPPOSITE OF EVERYONE)“Jackson delivers another quirky, Southern-based, character-driven novel that combines exquisite writing, vivid personalities, and imaginative storylines while subtly contemplating race, romance, family, and self. A searing yet ultimately uplifting look at broken people who heal themselves and each other through forgiveness, love, and the power of stories.” (Kirkus Reviews (starred review), THE OPPOSITE OF EVERYONE)“The unconventional characters in Jackson’s books often provide thought-provoking studies of love and loyalty; this must-read also contemplates the transformative power of storytelling.” (New York Times Book Review, THE OPPOSITE OF EVERYONE)“Witty, cleverly constructed and including a truly surprising twist, Someone Else’s Love Story turns out to be a nuanced exploration of faith, family and the things we do for love.” (People (3 ½ stars), SOMEONE ELSE'S LOVE STORY)“Jackson has written another spirited page-turner… A satisfying, entertaining read from an admired writer who deserves to be a household name. ” (Kirkus Reviews (starred review) on The Almost Sisters)“Only Joshilyn Jackson can present such serious issues with so much humor and humanity, making us consider just how far we might go to protect the ones we love.” (Brunonia Barry, NY Times bestselling author of The Lace Reader & The Fifth Petal)“A vibrant, sharp and humorous read, brimming with relatable subplots, high-energy scenes and overt superhero references... The author deftly succeeds in writing a book within a book, each one beautifully complementing the other.” (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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From the Back Cover

Superheroes have always been Leia Birch Briggs’s weakness. One tequila-soaked night at a comic-book convention, Leia is swept off her barstool by a handsome, anonymous Batman. She remembers he was tall, black, and an excellent French kisser—but not much else.The Caped Crusader leaves her with more than just a fond, fuzzy memory. She’s having a baby. Though Leia always wanted to fall in love and have a child, as a young woman she learned exactly what betrayal felt like. Before Leia can break the news of her impending single-motherhood to her conventional lily-white Southern family, her perfect stepsister Rachel’s marriage—to the very man who broke Leia’s heart all those years ago—implodes. Worse, she learns her beloved ninety-year-old grandmother, Birchie, has been hiding her dementia. Heading seven hundred miles south to Birchville, Alabama—the small town her family founded generations ago—Leia plans to put her grandmother’s affairs in order and clean out her big Victorian house. Just when Leia thinks she’s got it all under control, she learns that Birchie is hiding more than her illness. A dangerous secret with roots that reach back to the Civil War is tucked away in an attic trunk. Its exposure threatens the family’s reputation and freedom, and will forever change the way Leia views her ancestors, herself, and her baby’s future.

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Product details

Paperback: 384 pages

Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks; Reprint edition (May 29, 2018)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0062105728

ISBN-13: 978-0062105721

Product Dimensions:

5.3 x 0.9 x 8 inches

Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review:

4.5 out of 5 stars

446 customer reviews

Amazon Best Sellers Rank:

#132,492 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Superheroes have always been Leia Birch Briggs’ weakness. One tequila-soaked night at a comics convention, the usually level-headed graphic novelist is swept off her barstool by a handsome and anonymous Batman. It turns out the caped crusader has left her with more than just a nice, fuzzy memory. She’s having a baby boy—an unexpected but not unhappy development in the thirty-eight year-old’s life. But before Leia can break the news of her impending single-motherhood (including the fact that her baby is biracial) to her conventional, Southern family, her step-sister Rachel’s marriage implodes. Worse, she learns her beloved ninety-year-old grandmother, Birchie, is losing her mind, and she’s been hiding her dementia with the help of Wattie, her best friend since girlhood. Leia returns to Alabama to put her grandmother’s affairs in order, clean out the big Victorian that has been in the Birch family for generations, and tell her family that she’s pregnant. Yet just when Leia thinks she’s got it all under control, she learns that illness is not the only thing Birchie’s been hiding. Tucked in the attic is a dangerous secret with roots that reach all the way back to the Civil War. Its exposure threatens the family’s freedom and future, and it will change everything about how Leia sees herself and her sister, her son and his missing father, and the world she thinks she knows.My Thoughts: The first person voice of Leia Birch Briggs brings the reader into The Almost Sisters: A Novel, the story of a young woman with a unique perspective on life; a woman who, as a girl, was often overshadowed by her stepsister Rachel, the blond pretty one. Rachel, who has a picture perfect life, but who is so determined to hold onto what is hers that she bit Leia when they were toddlers for calling Keith, Rachel’s father, “daddy.”A girl like Leia has to carve out her own unique world and stand proud when others do not understand her. Even with Leia’s success, Rachel condescends and refers to her work as “your drawings.”So when Rachel starts having marital problems, I wanted to smirk a little.Meanwhile, in Birchville, Leia’s grandmother Birchie is going through some medical issues, so Leia, newly pregnant, and not having told anyone about her situation, drives to the rescue.A lovely story that captivated me from the very beginning, I wanted to root for them all, even Rachel, eventually. The flavor of the South drew me in, as each character revealed his or her unique Southern charm…and sometimes meanness.I couldn’t wait to find out what would happen to them all. Would Leia and her baby daddy reconnect? Would Rachel soften up her hard, mean shell? And how would Birchie’s secret change their lives? 5 stars.

Joshilyn Jackson’s novel THE ALMOST SISTERS has many moving parts. Let’s start with what happens straight away. The protagonist, Leia, finds herself all cozy in her hotel room with a man she’s just met. She doesn’t know his name or what he looks like. Why, you wonder? Because he’s dressed as Batman. No, they are not trick or treating. They are at a comic convention. Leia is a well-known graphic novelist and Batman, well he is a super fan. The author has carefully woven the comic heroines as a parallel throughout the book enough so that even if you are not a comic book junkie, you will appreciate it. Moving on.Leia has a situation with her stepsister. Her stepsister’s husband. When she turns to her stepsister, well, that is not going to work. Her grandmother, a pistol and the belle of the town that is named for her family, has suddenly taken ill, which is now news to the entire town thanks to some naughty language in church one Sunday. Leia must go to her, all the while, keeping her stuff a secret because she is not ready to tell her mom and stepdad, given all that is going on with the family. She heads down to Birchville to be by Birchie’s side, accompanied by her stepsister’s daughter Lavender, her niece.Are you following me. If you are not, don’t worry, that’s why the talented author has put this all together much more neatly in her book. The plot thickens. In a small southern town, oh how the gossip mill turns quickly and it is non-stop. I doubt one Birchville resident has any followers on IG because they are not even on social, and no need because all it takes is just one busy body and news spreads like wildfire.I can’t tell you much more without spoiling the fun but suffice it to say that there are some good twists, turns and secrets revealed. You think you will guess them, but even if you know you know, keep reading. THE ALMOST SISTERS has all of the drama. We’re talking family issues never resolved, forgiveness, mayhem, racism to the highest degree, and good old teenage angst. I would be totally down with a sequel.

Oh my, but Joshilyn Jackson has done it again with this book! I couldn't put it down!I dearly loved her protagonist, Leia (named after my favorite princess), and all she brought to the table. Her comic book and the descriptions of it were fascinating. The parts she talked about were the parts I find fascinating in comic books (and in Jan Brett's children's books, honestly) - all the surroundings that tell more of the story than the words on the page. I was intrigued by her doodling when she was stuck with this or that and where it took her.Rachel was fascinating to me and reminded me that you never know what another person might be dealing with, even when the person appears to be perfectly put together.I've never lived in the South, but every time I read one of Jackson's books, boy do I get a sense of how it must be.Birchie and Wattie reminded me of my beloved Gramma and Auntie Janty (collectively referred to with love as The Grannies). They lived together the last 20ish years of their lives and both dealt with memory loss in different ways as they advanced in age, but they also helped one another and were sweet and wonderful Grannies with such love to share.I look forward to reading this again and again. And I must say, my nerdy heart LOVED that She-Hulk gets a shout out in the book!!

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