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Each of the Cates sisters had felt for a time that her husband should be put away where others could take care of him.... So begins the powerful, empowering journey of three women who decide to get a fresh start on life -- and embark upon a plan to place their men in care facilities. Daughters of a prominent African American family, Rebecca, Claudia, and Gracelyn Cates are ready to leave their ailing husbands -- no match for their wives in their unusual vigor, strong constitutions, and mental energy -- behind. And if they play their cards right, the Cates sisters will keep their good names intact, despite the Old Testament rantings of their Baptist pastor and relentlessly gossiping neighbors in their small-town world of Peoria, Illinois. Claudia, instructed by eldest sister Rebecca to be more outgoing, enchants her parochial neighbors with her urbane chic. Gracelyn stages a Sunday school play about Harriet Tubman. And when Hillary Clinton appears at a churchwomen's tea party they're hosting, the Cates sisters establish themselves as indisputable leaders of their community. United in their purpose, the Cates women transcend the hand fate dealt them and find themselves anew...with the possibility of midlife romance. An unforgettable story of love, loss, and sisterly devotion, Laelia is a tale about the ties that bind and liberate us all.… (más)
Tired of the men in their lives, three long-suffering, African American sisters - Rebecca, Claudia, and Gracelyn Cates, set out to find a way for them to enjoy their senior years without having to worry about drunken Timothy, confused Jake, or terminally ill Bernard, coming up with a plan that will turn their lives, their church, and their town upside down.
I love the cover and appreciate the premise behind the lovely church hat adorned with a Laelia orchid whom I assumed was Rebecca Cate, that is refined, and the hometown church inset to the background to which is the centerpiece of the storyline. I chose to read the novel in June in honor of Mother’s Day.
Rebecca’s husband, Jake, is suffering from brain damage, Infidelity, sterile from syphilis. Rebecca raises prize winning orchids. Claudia’s intemperate husband, Timothy, stopped work on a modest pension, was awake for half days only, and when not drinking. Claudia is the glamorous sister. Gracelyn’s Bernard was bedridden with a sinister bone cancer and moaning constantly. Gracelyn is the writer, artistic one.
The book became more interesting to me in chapter four, when Rebecca was compelled to solve a mystery. Some parts of the story appeared to be rambling and a heavy emphasis on what the Cate sisters were wearing and affluent lifestyle. It took me halfway through the book to realize the premise behind Rebecca’s goal. She would do everything in her power to ensure they remained the esteemed Cates women in the eyes of their small community. The family’s good name was now and forever her priority (page 142). Rebecca had a beautiful home, her orchid business, her sisters, and enough wealth and influence to pursue a variety of interests.
This novel is well written, and the author uses words that are poetic and descriptive throughout the story. There were points in the novel that made me laugh out loud. The story has an element of mystery, romance, community, and family life that moves through the pages. However, I was just a little underwhelmed with how the story moved and was anticipating more “umph”, but overall, it was a good well-read novel. ( )
Each of the Cates sisters had felt for a time that her husband should be put away where others could take care of him.... So begins the powerful, empowering journey of three women who decide to get a fresh start on life -- and embark upon a plan to place their men in care facilities. Daughters of a prominent African American family, Rebecca, Claudia, and Gracelyn Cates are ready to leave their ailing husbands -- no match for their wives in their unusual vigor, strong constitutions, and mental energy -- behind. And if they play their cards right, the Cates sisters will keep their good names intact, despite the Old Testament rantings of their Baptist pastor and relentlessly gossiping neighbors in their small-town world of Peoria, Illinois. Claudia, instructed by eldest sister Rebecca to be more outgoing, enchants her parochial neighbors with her urbane chic. Gracelyn stages a Sunday school play about Harriet Tubman. And when Hillary Clinton appears at a churchwomen's tea party they're hosting, the Cates sisters establish themselves as indisputable leaders of their community. United in their purpose, the Cates women transcend the hand fate dealt them and find themselves anew...with the possibility of midlife romance. An unforgettable story of love, loss, and sisterly devotion, Laelia is a tale about the ties that bind and liberate us all.
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I love the cover and appreciate the premise behind the lovely church hat adorned with a Laelia orchid whom I assumed was Rebecca Cate, that is refined, and the hometown church inset to the background to which is the centerpiece of the storyline. I chose to read the novel in June in honor of Mother’s Day.
Rebecca’s husband, Jake, is suffering from brain damage, Infidelity, sterile from syphilis. Rebecca raises prize winning orchids. Claudia’s intemperate husband, Timothy, stopped work on a modest pension, was awake for half days only, and when not drinking. Claudia is the glamorous sister. Gracelyn’s Bernard was bedridden with a sinister bone cancer and moaning constantly.
Gracelyn is the writer, artistic one.
The book became more interesting to me in chapter four, when Rebecca was compelled to solve a mystery. Some parts of the story appeared to be rambling and a heavy emphasis on what the Cate sisters were wearing and affluent lifestyle. It took me halfway through the book to realize the premise behind Rebecca’s goal. She would do everything in her power to ensure they remained the esteemed Cates women in the eyes of their small community. The family’s good name was now and forever her priority (page 142). Rebecca had a beautiful home, her orchid business, her sisters, and enough wealth and influence to pursue a variety of interests.
This novel is well written, and the author uses words that are poetic and descriptive throughout the story. There were points in the novel that made me laugh out loud. The story has an element of mystery, romance, community, and family life that moves through the pages. However, I was just a little underwhelmed with how the story moved and was anticipating more “umph”, but overall, it was a good well-read novel. (