As Hadley, Pfeiffer, and Martha try to puzzle out a family mystery, they must come together in a way they haven't since they were children.  With the help of friends old and new, including an affectionate basset hound who adopts them despite their protests, they will discover that the happiness and fulfillment which has been so elusive to all of them might just be waiting in the exact place they never expected to find it—home.

I love books about sisters, family secrets, and coming home, so a story that combines all three is always going to appeal to me.  The Sisters Hemingway by Annie England Noblin offers this bewitching trifecta in an engaging novel that is compelling, upbeat, and enjoyable.  I would have liked a stronger mystery plot, but really it's the relationship between the sisters that is at the heart of this novel.  And while none of the women are all that original or exciting, they're all sympathetic and likable.  I cared about what happened to them.  There were a few holes in the novel's plot that had me scratching my head and I got a good laugh out of Noblin's description of driving a new Tesla with "keys" and an engine that "purred" (we use an app on our phones to drive ours [with a slim key card as a back-up] and the engine is eerily silent, an oddity that a first-time electric car driver would definitely notice).  Overall, though, I found The Sisters Hemingway to be an easy, entertaining read that I liked but didn't love.

(Readalikes:  Reminded me of Joshilyn Jackson's Southern family sagas, especially Almost Sisters)

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