"Summer Sisters may just be the perfect summer read of all time. The queen, Judy Blume, writes a juicy story of friendship. My sister and I read this and then passed it on to many friends, the sisterhood of the traveling book. PS: My sister (ironically!) told me there is rumor of the book being made into a TV series."

"Every spring, the three younger Makioka sisters don their finest kimonos to stroll beneath the cherry blossoms at Kyoto, a ceremony that seems to encapsulate the ritualized elegance of their lives and their deep bonds of affection, both of which are threatened by the family’s declining fortunes and a Japan that is swiftly changing on the eve of World War II."

"When Nicky is no longer able to care for her husband Adam and their child, her all-too-willing younger sister, Chloe, steps into the shoes of wife and mother. But when Adam is murdered, the sisters are reunited and must confront their shared past. This super twisty thriller is completely satisfying and unputdownable. It checks all of the boxes."