"True Colors" by Kristin Hannah

True Colors

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Overview

True Colors is New York Times bestselling author Kristin Hannah's most provocative, compelling, and heart-wrenching story yet. With the luminous writing and unforgettable characters that are her trademarks, she tells the story of three sisters whose once-solid world is broken apart by jealousy, betrayal, and the kind of passion that rarely comes along.

The Grey sisters have always been close. After their mother's death, the girls banded together, becoming best friends. Their stern, disapproving father cares less about his children than about his reputation. To Henry Grey, appearances are everything, and years later, he still demands that his daughters reflect his standing in the community.

Winona, the oldest, needs her father's approval most of all. An overweight bookworm who never felt at home on the sprawling horse ranch that has been in her family for three generations, she knows that she doesn't have the qualities her father values. But as the best lawyer in town, she's determined to someday find a way to prove her worth to him.

Aurora, the middle sister, is the family peacemaker. She brokers every dispute and tries to keep them all happy, even as she hides her own secret pain.

Vivi Ann is the undisputed star of the family. A stunningly beautiful dreamer with a heart as big as the ocean in front of her house, she is adored by all who know her. Everything comes easily for Vivi Ann, until a stranger comes to town. . . .

In a matter of moments, everything will change. The Grey sisters will be pitted against one another in ways that none could have imagined. Loyalties will be tested and secrets revealed, and a terrible, shocking crime will shatter both their family and their beloved town.

With breathtaking pace and penetrating emotional insight, True Colors is an unforgettable novel about sisters, rivalry, forgiveness, redemption---and ultimately, what it means to be a family.

Amy's Review:

This book was hard for me to put down.  I guess I am a sucker for women who run ranches in novels and a good love story with a happy ending. 

Seriously, this book made me think a little about people, first impressions, how quick people are to judge someone and how hard it is to change a person's mind after it is made up.  I guess I believe in second chances and that every one out there has some good in them somewhere.  In some people we just have to look a little harder and maybe a little deaper.  I am glad that Winona realized her mistake and did what she could do to fix it.  I wish it would have happened sooner that it did but none the less it is better late than never.  I feel for Noah and Vivi Ann.  If I was in Vivi Ann's position I am not sure I would have been able to go through all of that.  I guess you don't know what you are made of until you are put to the test. 

All in all I liked the book.  It was a good read and a page turner for me.  I had a hard time putting it down.  However since it is a novel I did expect a happy ending and I got one.  Good things come to those who wait!