When both parents are temporarily sick or injured, the additional responsibility she takes on intensifies the existing strain on her marriage, leading her to indulge in rash acts such as obtaining a fraudulent credit card and rekindling an old college flame. Peeling back the surface, however, one sees an obsessive-compulsive woman who suffers a martyrdom complex, shouldering responsibility for the whole family before anyone else can offer to help. Perri (Imperia), the oldest daughter, is “the perfect one ” an exceedingly organized wife with an immaculate house, handsome husband and three precocious children. Lucinda Rosenfeld tells the story through the perspectives of three sisters, each one of whom has a specific profile within the family. The Pretty One: A Novel about Sisters takes readers on a wild and often witty ride through the adventures, neuroses, frictions and bonds of the Hellinger family.
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