Bridget decides to go to Alabama to see her grandmother and look for answers that might help her reconnect with herself after a year of floundering. Bridget Vreeland abandons her plan to stay at home when she finds several letters from her maternal grandmother, from whom her father has been estranged for many years since her mother's death. The girls are lifelong friends who also share a pair of pants as part of their bond.Īs summer begins, Tibby Tomko-Rollins is heading to a nearby college where she will spend several weeks studying film, while Carmen Lowell and Lena Kaligaris stay at home in Bethesda, Maryland. The first book follows four teenage girls through their 16th summer and this novel picks up their lives as they begin their 17th summer. (Apr.The Second Summer of the Sisterhood, by Ann Brashares, is a sequel to the author's earlier work, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. The pants, meanwhile, don't start out magical, but end up being a symbol of strength to all. Don't you know that?" Bee writes to Carmen). Throughout the summer, the girls send each other emails and packages, and lend support ("You will never never never ever ever ever run out of chances.
But these quibbles are easily overlooked in light of the full-bodied characters and their loving, often humorous interactions. A few plot strands seem unnecessary (e.g., Lena's instant love connection with Carmen's step-brother after a devastating heartbreak) and readers unfamiliar with the first book may have a little trouble catching up. Though initially hard to swallow, Bridget's story line is ultimately deeply moving. Meanwhile, depressed Bridget visits her estranged grandmother in Alabama, masquerading as a stranger she faces her mother's past (she committed suicide years ago), and also learns, to her relief, that she is not exactly like her. Carmen sabotages her mother's new romance, slowly realizing that she's really afraid of someone coming between them. The story again rotates through the perspectives of lifelong friends Carmen, Lena, Tibby and Bridget, who stay connected during their summer adventures with help from a shared pair of jeans that look fantastic on each of them, despite their "different sizes and shapes." This time they struggle with their relationships with their mothers. Brashares returns to the beloved characters she brought to life in her first novel, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, for a new installment that's equally authentic and engaging.
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