Sisters of glass
Stephanie Hemphill
When a new glassblower arrives to help in the family business, the attraction Maria feels for him causes a web of conflicting emotions to grow even more tangled.
Read Time: ~2.5 hr
Talking to ourselves
by Andrés Neuman (2014)
About this book
"A family drama about a seriously ill father and his son who go on a road trip while the mother/wife remains at home, reading literature and carrying on an affair with her husband's doctor"--
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreTalking to ourselves Lead Character
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