Reviews
PRAISE FORWHILE MY SISTER SLEEPS From LIBRARY JOURNAL Molly Snow isn't worried when she gets a phone call notifying her that her sister is in the ER. A world-class runner, 32-year-old Robin Snow has had many injuries, and Molly arrives at the hospital expecting nothing worse than an ankle sprain. But Robin has had a massive heart attack while running, and the prognosis is not good. As the devastated Snow family holds a bedside vigil, they learn things about Robin that alternately surprise and distress them. Graced by characters readers will come to care about, this is that rare book that deserves to have the phrase "impossible to put down" attached to it. Delinsky (The Secret Between Us) does a wonderful and realistic job portraying family dynamics; the relationship between Molly and Robin, in particular, is spot-on. This touching and heartbreaking novel is highly recommended for public libraries where women's fiction is popular. Readers of Kristin Hannah and Patricia Gaffney will enjoy it. From BOOKLIST The Snow family faces a devastating crisis when oldest daughter Robin, a runner training for the Olympics, suffers a catastrophic heart attack. Molly, Robin's younger sister, gets the call from the hospital and is immediately guilt-stricken: she was supposed to accompany Robin on her run. When Molly, her older brother, Chris, and her parents, Kathryn and Charlie, gather at the hospital, they learn that Robin is in a coma and might be brain dead. While Kathryn refuses to believe the worst, Molly reaches out to David, the handsome teacher who found Robin after the heart attack, and tries to determine whether Nick, a charming reporter who once dated Robin briefly, is truly concerned about the family or just pursuing a big story. The Snows try to come to grips with the reality that Robin might never wake up, and Molly, attempting to discern what Robin would want, stumbles across Robin's diaries and learns some startling family secrets... Delinsky's popularity should ensure demand for this engaging exploration of every family's worst nightmare. PRAISE FOR BARBARA DELINSKY'S PREVIOUS NOVELS "Engrossing reading." -People "Family Treeis warm, rich, textured and impossible to put down." -Nora Roberts "Absorbing, unpredictable storytelling-a winning combination." -Publishers Weekly(starred review) From the Hardcover edition., PRAISE FOR BARBARA DELINSKY'S PREVIOUS NOVELS "Engrossing reading." -People "Family Treeis warm, rich, textured and impossible to put down." -Nora Roberts "Absorbing, unpredictable storytelling-a winning combination." -Publishers Weekly(starred review), PRAISE FORWHILE MY SISTER SLEEPS "Delinsky's popularity should ensure demand for this engaging exploration of every family's worst nightmare." -Booklist PRAISE FOR BARBARA DELINSKY'S PREVIOUS NOVELS "Engrossing reading." -People "Family Treeis warm, rich, textured and impossible to put down." -Nora Roberts "Absorbing, unpredictable storytelling-a winning combination." -Publishers Weekly(starred review)
