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The Two-Family House by Lynda Cohen Loigman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This family saga begins in late 1947. Two brothers share their two-family home. Younger brother Abe lives upstairs with his wife and four sons. Younger brother Mort lives downstairs with his wife and three daughters. Their wives, Helen and Rose, both find themselves in labor during a blizzard where they eventually give birth to their babies within a few minutes of each other. The story follows what happens in the lives of these two families during the next thirty years or so.

The two women, Helen and Rose, share a secret that no one else has ever even guessed at. The secret will be apparent to readers. I was disappointed that the secret seemed so apparent at the beginning. However, there is still a lot to unravel in this story that spans so many years.

What I loved most about this book was the characters. They blossomed throughout this story (though there was some wilting as well). Each was unique, each was well developed, and each had layered and complicated relationships with other members of their family. Don't be intimidated by the number of members of this family. It's worth your time to get to know them and their secrets.

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