⭐⭐ | 2 Stars
A Quiet Exploration of Family Life That Wasn’t the Right Fit for Me;
Amanda Brookfield’s Sisters and Husbands offers a polished and thoughtful look at family relationships, sibling dynamics, and the challenges of navigating life’s emotional complexities. Her prose is elegant, and the themes she tackles are weighty and realistic.
That said, I struggled to connect with this book. The narrative is very much a quiet character study, following the everyday lives of its protagonists with minimal external action or tension. While some readers may enjoy this introspective, slice-of-life approach, I found it difficult to stay engaged. The pacing felt slow, and the characters’ choices often left me feeling disconnected.
Ultimately, I believe the story will appeal to readers who love reflective, character-driven stories about ordinary lives. Unfortunately, it wasn’t the right fit for me, but I can appreciate the care and skill Amanda Brookfield brought to this novel.

Thank you to NetGalley and the Author for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for this book!!

I LOVED this book! It was a bit slow in the beginning but then boom I was hooked!! I finished it in one sitting! My first by this author but will not be my last!!

My first Amanda Brookfield novel but definitely not my last. This book was a good deep slow burn. Fantastic pacing and characters. Stayed up way too late flipping pages. In-depth look at interpersonal relationships and they impact our lives. Great familial study.
Thank you NetGalley, Amanda Brookfield and Grand Central Publishing for the opportunity to read and review this book.

After the death of their dad and mum's reaction Anna and Becky move back to England. Coping with the loss of dad and their lives in France both girls cope in their own ways.
Anna is just moved to the country as her husband has retired but she still commutes to her radio broadcasting job in London.
Becky is the key administrator for a communication company and is supporting her husband's ambitions to own and run his own restaurant.
Busy lives, with pockets of issues some buried, others well hidden and some displayed for everyone to see.
Sisterly love at it's best and worst. Marriages that from the outside are seemingly perfect but are definitely not.
I enjoyed unraveling the sisters dynamics not just between them but with their husband's and each others husbands.
A multilayered story that will keep you intrigued to the last page.

Thanks Netgalley for allowing me to read this book. Anna has always been the peacemaker in the family. That all changes when she runs into some issues. I liked this book.

According to the bumf at the front of this book it was a rewrite of a book first written in 2002. It updated very well and on the whole I enjoyed it despite it being somewhat of a slow burn. As suggested by the title it deals with the relationships between two sisters, their husbands and to a lesser extent their mother and her husband.....their father. Although at first glance the relationships may seem quite convoluted in reality they're probably no more complex than the average family especially today. An easy, enjoyable read.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read an advance copy. All opinions are my own

This was an interesting story. Complicated family relationships and marriages in turmoil were the setting for this story about two sisters. I enjoyed learning about the undercurrents of both their lives. Finding out the truths they keep hidden from each other. Betrayals and infidelities are brought to light in a raw way.

It read like women’s fiction for me with a dash of romance too. I easily finished it in one sitting and will look for more from this author.

Sisters and Husbands introduces you to 2 sisters Anna and Rebecca and their husbands. Their mom Stella is also an important piece of the puzzle. Follows both sisters through difficult stages and lives, they have to overcome some challenges to get to their happy place at the end. Pregnancies, infidelity, growing pains are themes explored in this book.

Two sisters, lotys of drama and a bit of turmoil.

How wonderful this was to read. The relationship between the sisters was well portrayed as they each found support in each other while life dealt out blows and trauma.

It is a well deveoped plot wirh good characters and a lovely setting.

I can see this as a TV drama and the author is now one of my favs..

Oh Amanda Brookfield, this is a fantastic book! I dont' know what book to pikc up next that will be close to as good as this one was! I absolutely loved it! Highly recommend.