The Sweeney Sisters

　　Liza、Maggie、Tricia三姊妹一家子原本幸福地安居在康乃狄克州海邊的小鎮裡，卻在15年前因母親的過世，為原本的歡樂蒙上一層陰影，一家人四散各處。

　　Tricia努力地考上耶魯，進入了著名的律師事務所，準備迎接大好的未來；Maggie則成為了優秀的藝術家，看似無拘束的生活卻飽受憂鬱症所苦；而大姊Liza在擺脫一段痛苦的感情後嫁為人婦，並成功經營著一間畫廊。六月的某日，當Liza正在與客戶接洽時，一通突如其來的電話，帶來的是父親過世的噩耗，而也因這意外，讓三姊妹聚首，重新回到曾經的家園。

　　身為知名學者、飽受各界推崇的文學巨匠，父親Bill的追悼會上，自然迎來了各方人士的致意，然而三姊妹未曾預料到的是，這場喪禮卻也迎來了Sweeney家族中被隱藏得最深的秘密⋯⋯。一個金髮女記者，她們曾經的鄰居，在律師的引介下發現她竟然是同父異母的姊姊！？這個時間點才出現的子女，對於遺產分配會造成什麼風波？而父親那份自傳的手稿之中，又寫了多少關於這個「大姊」的故事背景呢？最重要的是，看她們將如何接納彼此，為Sweeney家族寫下最暖心的新篇章。

＂This is a big-hearted belly-laugh of a book, told with wit and poignancy. Family secrets, laughter and tears, shocking reveals, and an uplifting ending make this a story to savor--and share.＂--Susan Wiggs, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost and Found Bookshop

An accomplished storyteller returns with her biggest, boldest, most entertaining novel yet--a hilarious, heartfelt story about books, love, sisterhood, and the surprises we discover in our DNA.

Maggie, Eliza, and Tricia Sweeney grew up as a happy threesome in the idyllic seaside town of Southport, Connecticut. But their mother’s death from cancer fifteen years ago tarnished their golden-hued memories, and the sisters drifted apart. Their one touchstone is their father, Bill Sweeney, an internationally famous literary lion and college professor universally adored by critics, publishers, and book lovers. When Bill dies unexpectedly one cool June night, his shell-shocked daughters return to their childhood home. They aren’t quite sure what the future holds without their larger-than-life father, but they do know how to throw an Irish wake to honor a man of his stature.

But as guests pay their respects and reminisce, one stranger, emboldened by whiskey, has crashed the party. It turns out that she too is a Sweeney sister.

When Washington, DC based journalist Serena Tucker had her DNA tested on a whim a few weeks earlier, she learned she had a 50% genetic match with a childhood neighbor--Maggie Sweeney of Southport, Connecticut. It seems Serena’s chilly WASP mother, Birdie, had a history with Bill Sweeney--one that has remained totally secret until now.

Once the shock wears off, questions abound. What does this mean for William’s literary legacy? Where is the unfinished memoir he’s stashed away, and what will it reveal? And how will a fourth Sweeney sister--a blond among redheads--fit into their story?

By turns revealing, insightful, and uproarious, The Sweeney Sisters is equal parts cautionary tale and celebration--a festive and heartfelt look at what truly makes a family.

＂Dolan uses her experience in podcasting with her own sisters to craft believable women characters who worry about real problems and use wry humor to push through dark moments . . . . A warmhearted portrait of love embracing true hearts.＂--Kirkus