The True and Outstanding Adventures of the Hunt Sisters: A Novel by Elisabeth Robinson
Sister – so many words come to mind to describe her and your relationship.  Someone you love, someone who drives you crazy, someone you couldn’t live without, someone who’s always taking your stuff.  Your relationship is complicated.  One minute you love her fiercely, the next you are fighting.  But what if something happened to her?

The True and Outstanding Adventures of the Hunt Sisters is a story of true sisterly love.  It’ll make you laugh.  It will make you cry.  It’s not sappy.  It is strong and real and tender and funny.  And it’s not just about sisters.  It’s about one woman’s relationship with her sister, her best friend, her parents and the lost love of her life.

Olivia is the self-absorbed, independent older sister who has long ago left the nest to make her mark in Hollywood as a movie producer.  Maddy is the feisty, small town sister whose dream house is down the street from where she grew up.  Maddy is very happy with her life – she adores her husband and has just found out she’s pregnant.  Olivia, on the other hand, is completely miserable with her Hollywood failures and is about to go over the edge.  That is until she is abruptly pulled back with the shattering news that her sister has leukemia.

When Olivia heads home to be with her sister and family, Maddie pushes her to be daring and do what it takes to get her film version of Don Quixote produced.  As things with Don Quixote actually start to happen, Olivia is torn between being there for her sister and pursuing her dream of movie making.  And to make things even more complicated, the “one who got away” has come back to be with her in her time of need.  Split in three directions - her family, her career and the man she loves - Olivia does the best she can, flying across country and continents, making phone calls, and constantly writing letters to keep in touch.  Many times things don’t go smoothly, but she makes a valiant effort to do it all well.  She learns the hard way that some things you can control and some you cannot.  Real life does not always give you the picture perfect Hollywood ending, but it’s important to let the ones you love know that you truly do love and appreciate them.

If you are lucky enough to have a sister, go give her a big hug.  If she’s not in hugging distance, pick up the phone.  She is precious, and chances are, she thinks you are too.

About the author:  Elisabeth Robinson is an independent producer and screenwriter whose credits include the award-winning films Braveheart and Last Orders.  This is her first novel.  She lives in New York .