Claire is determined and believes in her heart that Ondina is strong and will overcome obstacles. The doctors inform Claire that Ondina’s medical prognosis is not promising.
When Ondina collapses, and is put in a medically induced coma, Claire goes to Italy to make important decisions.
Distance made getting together more difficult. Ondina lives in Italy, and has a special group of friends. Claire moves to California and is an author writing mystery novels. When the girls are young, they make a promise to each other. Gloria Mattioni also describes the importance of writing, communication, music, and art.Ĭlaire and Ondina are two sisters brought up in a dysfunctional family. I appreciate that the author discusses important topics such as Death with Dignity, the importance of family, friends, pets, love and hope. The author describes the characters as complex and complicated. The Genres for this book are Sisters Fiction, Family Life Fiction, and Contemporary Literature and Fiction. A deeply touching and heartfelt narrative.Gloria Mattioni, the author of “California Sister” has written an emotional, thought-provoking and memorable novel. A poignant story of caring and coping and of growing apart and healing together, deftly traversing California to Italy and back. "In California Sister, Gloria Mattioni explores sibling love and navigating family, distance, and desire. An immediate audience-grabber and practical parable about the choices we make and the priorities that matter to us."-Readers' Favorite (5-star review) Gloria Mattioni's heartrending novel is not the first to walk such emotionally charged ground, but it might be the best!" - IndiesToday (5-star review) "Cathartic, poignant and sensitive, California Sister explores the fine line where selflessness and selfishness coalesce into a muddle mess. It takes an exhausting and lonely year for stubborn Claire to listen to her silent sister.Ģ022 Firebird Book Awards Winner in two categories ("Death and Dying" and "Multicultural Fiction")
Would her non-verbal sister want to go on struggling, damaged as she is, or end her suffering? Forsaking her career, Claire hardly leaves her sister's side, refusing to give up the hope of healing. Claire is faced with a dilemma impossible to solve. They may be different, but have remained close despite the distance. Her sister, Ondina-now on the edge of death or living a severely limited life-is wise, cautious, and sociable. Claire is a gritty decision-maker, a lone wolf who values freedom above all else. A story of fierce love and heartbreaking grief.Ĭlaire Waters, an Italian mystery writer living in Los Angeles, rushes to Italy after her older sister's devastating brain-hemorrhage, determined to restore her health-or help her die with dignity. A novel that will appeal to readers of Jodi Picoult, Miriam Toews and Jennifer Weiner.Ī sister's love versus a cruel fate.
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