"SISTERS IN CHRIST"

I had anxiously awaited this book ever since I read THE SISTER CIRCLE last year. These two very talented authors did such a splendid job with the story and at this point I'm hoping they keep writing more and more books together.

ROUND THE CORNER starts off with Evelyn Peerbaugh feeling a bit lonely as her first group of tenants also known as her other sisters in the circle have all moved onto to their next phase of life. Tessa is off on a three-month world cruise; Mae is enjoying life with her new hubby right across the street and of course Audra, her now daughter in law is trying to settle into married life.

With the beautiful Victorian, once again empty, Evelyn will put the PEERBAUGH PLACE ROOMS 4 RENT sigh back up and hope for the best. She would love nothing more than to find even more sisters to add to the circle. Before Evelyn knows it, she will once again have a full house but she is left wondering if this quirky bunch will ever become friends much less sisters. The house is now filled with closed doors, meals eaten alone instead of as a group and a few non-truths thrown in. Can these women ever possibly form a new sister circle?

I enjoyed getting to know each new tenant and finding out what had transpired in their own lives, to bring them to Peerbaugh Place. Each woman has such a different personality from the refined Heddy who longs for nothing more than a Beaver Cleaver household to Gail who has led everyone to believe she is something she is not. Then there is Piper, Evelyn's friend who needs a place to stay while her parents take over her apartment for a while.

Before I give anything more away, rush right out and pick this book up off the shelves. Maybe you can even take a seat on your own swing and laze the afternoon away reading this wonderful end of summer book. You'll be pleased to know there is one more SISTER CIRCLE already out as well titled AN UNDIVIDED HEART, which you'll also want to pick up.

PURSUE FAITH ND LOVE AND PEACE, AND ENJOY THE COMPANIONSHIP OF THOSE WHO CALL ON THE LORD WITH PURE HEARTS. 2 TIMOTHY 2:22

Reviewed by Shelby Bagby
Posted September 7, 2004

Summary

Evelyn is not so sure she likes the new dynamics of Peerbaugh Place. Even though it had been hard adapting to strangers living in her home, she and the other women (from The Sister Circle) had found a calm cove of sisterhood. Now Evelyn is starting over with a new set of boarders, and the bond of sisterhood may not come as easily this time.