Now in their 40s, Goldie and Vee are two sisters at the peek of their personal and professional success. The years of hard work seems to show its results, until, as usual in life and books, something happens that may upside down the comfort of happiness. With two marriages at the brink of disaster, watching their beautiful dream turn into pieces, Goldie and Vee decide to take a well deserved reserved break, an opportunity for bonding. However, plans are again made to fail, as their time together will bring back unresolved past episodes challenging the even perception of their identity.
Them Girls by Eva Verde is a deeply emotional and realistic portrayal of sisterhood. The two main characters are very relatable and strong including through their own ways of facing and confronting their own past. Their story also reveals deep cleavages of class and identity clashes in ways shaping the identity of the characters.
I loved Verde´s prose and I am definitely interested in reading more of her books as well. But as for now, this powerful story of sisterhood stays with me for my own reflection on how usual family topics can reflect so differently based on the angle it is looked at. Literature always can teach us a lot about life.
Rating: 4 stars
Disclaimer: Book offered as part of the book tour but the opinions are, as usual, my own
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