The Sisters We Were by Wendy Willis Baldwin Paperback Book 9781728258188

The weight of their family secrets could not have shaped Pearl and Ruby Crenshaw any differently Rubys a runner living in Dallas and only reluctantly talking to their mother Birdie when she calls from prison Pearl is still living in her mothers fixerupper and finds herself facing a line in the sand her weight is threatening to kill her Shes hundreds of pounds beyond the point where she can celebrate her curves or benefit from the body positivity movement and unless she takes drastic action the future looks direBut when Rubys buried rage explodes in a hilariously viral way the mistake has lifealtering consequences that throw the sisters back into living under the same roof as they try to put back together the pieces of their lives Funny cinematic and bursting with heart this is a story of hope and redemption that celebrates the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood