Book : True Colors A Novel - Hannah, Kristin

-Titulo Original : True Colors A Novel

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St. Martins Griffin

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About the Author KRISTIN HANNAH is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty novels, including The Nightingale, The Great Alone, and The Four Winds. A former lawyer turned writer, she lives with her husband in the Pacific Northwest. Women across America laughed, cried, and reconnected with their friends after reading Kristin Hannahs smash hit, Firefly Lane. Now, in True Colors, she explores the poignant, powerful, complex world of sisters… The Grey sisters had only each other when their mother died years ago. Their stern, unyielding father gave them almost no attention. Winona, the oldest, needs her fathers approval most of all. An overweight dreamer, she never felt at home on the sprawling horse ranch that had been in her family for three generations. Aurora, the middle, is the peacemaker. Vivi Ann, the youngest, is the undisputed star of the family. Everything comes easily to Vivi Ann, her fathers love most of all. But when Vivi Ann makes a fateful decision to follow her heart, rather than take the route of a dutiful daughter, events are set in motion that will test the love and loyalties of the Grey sisters. They will be pitted against each other in ways none could have imagined. Secrets will be revealed, and a terrible, shocking crime will shatter both the family and their beloved town. With breathtaking pace and penetrating insight, Kristin Hannahs True Colors is a novel about sisters, vengeance, jealousy, betrayal and ultimately, what it truly means to be a family. Review “In this big juicy novel, bestselling author Hannah (Firefly Lane) scores again with a tale of three sisters set in the sprawling ranchlands of Washington state...Deliciously romantic and often heartbreaking, this is a book youll want to climb inside of and stay as long as possible.” People “[Makes] full display of the authors strong suits: sense of place, compassion for characters and understanding of family dynamics.” Kirkus Reviews “A beautiful and captivating story of love and rivalry, family and community, that readers will happily devour.” Booklist “Hannah ... really knows what women-her characters and her audience-want.” Publishers Weekly “An engrossing, fast-paced story that will appeal to readers of Barbara Delinsky and fans of womens fiction.” Library Journal “Clever plot twists and complex, engaging characters make True Colors a very satisfying read.” USA Today Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. True Colors By Hannah, Kristin St. Martins GriffinCopyright © 2010 Hannah, Kristin All right reserved. ISBN: 9780312606121 Chapter One 1992 The day Vivi Ann had been waiting for-January 25- seemed to take forever to arrive. When it finally came, she woke even earlier than usual. Long before dawn had lightened the night sky, she threw back the covers and got out of bed. In the cold darkness of her room, she dressed in insulated coveralls and a woolen cap. Grabbing a pair of worn leather work gloves, she stepped into big rubber boots and went outside. Technically she didn’t have to feed the horses. Her latest ranch hand would do it. But since she was too excited to sleep, she figured she might as well do something useful. Without a moon to guide her, she couldn’t see anything except a ghostly silvered image of her own breath, but if therewas one thing Vivi Ann knew in this world, it was the lay of her father’s land. Water’s Edge. More than one hundred years ago, her great- grandfather had homesteaded this property and founded the nearby town of Oyster Shores. Other men had chosen easier, more populated areas, places with easier access, but not Abelard Grey. He had crossed the dangerous plains to get here, lost one son to an Indian raid and another to influenza, but still he’d moved West, lured by a dream to this wild, secluded corner of the Evergreen State. The land he chose, one hundred and twenty- five acres tucked between the warm blue waters of the Hood Canal an