Jo and Bethie Kaufman are two sisters growing up in the 1950s, and are as different as chalk and cheese. Jo, the older sister, is a tomboy who doesn't want to wear skirts and be a ladylike little girl. Bethie, on the other hand, is a sweet and pretty little girl who likes her dresses and being her mother's perfect little girl. However, as the two of them and their mother navigate through the years, things aren't so clear-cut for these sisters and their paths diverge only to come together years later.
This is a well-paced book with good character development and a consistent story. I found I was sitting and turning the pages, eager to see what was going to happen to the sisters. At times, their stories are pretty sad, and there's a lot of frustration with what happens to both of them. I felt that Weiner wrote them so realistically that I could imagine both of these girls (which also made them very sympathetic characters). Good read, especially for a day spent inside reading when it's too hot to be outside.
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