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Title details for The Puppeteer's Daughters by Heather Newton - Available

The Puppeteer's Daughters

by Heather Newton
Lauren Ezzo
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Famed puppeteer and master manipulator Walter Gray surprises his three daughters by announcing there is a fourth at his 80th birthday party. An incomplete paternity test—and a will that places a condition on each daughter's inheritance—suggest that the missing daughter isn't a figment of his dementia. Jane, the eldest, is tired of her father's eccentricities. She remembers the scarcity of her childhood and doesn't want another sister to share the birthright. Rosie, born out of wedlock, sees the missing sister as her key to acceptance as a full member of the puppeteer's family. Cora, the youngest, born after Walter achieved fame and fortune, is most concerned with extricating herself from running Walter's company so that she can pursue her own life. The sisters each knew a different version of their enigmatic father, but all grew up in the presence of fairy tales acted out with marionettes and shadow puppets. If they are to find the fourth daughter and claim the legacy their father has left them, the three must confront their fractured relationships with their father and each other. Infused with fairy tales that sometimes spill magic into the sisters' real lives, The Puppeteer's Daughters is a stunningly woven family saga about the cost and rewards of claiming a creative life.

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    July 26, 2022

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      • ISBN: 9781666580693
      • File size: 185336 KB
      • Duration: 06:26:06

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      June 10, 2024

      As he fades away owing to dementia, famed puppeteer Walter Gray's three daughters (all half-sisters) work to resolve relationships with their him and their mothers, one another, themselves, and the fact that they have a fourth sister that they never knew existed--or does she? Newton's (Under the Mercy Trees) intriguing look at how a family where each child was raised apart manages to unite when the going gets tough is narrated by Lauren Ezzo with a verve and zest that compels listeners to sprint to the finish. Given the fairly large cast, Ezzo carefully crafts each character so they are delicately modulated and stand apart. She skillfully projects Jane's cutting-edge resentment of her father's eccentricities and infidelities; Rosie's insecurities and self-image issues that hold her back from asserting herself; and Cora's desire to move on in life that prevents her from forming lasting emotional bonds. After the three learn the truth about their fourth sibling, the extended family gathers together for a celebration where all the pieces of their puzzled lives come together to a satisfying conclusion. VERDICT A complicated father-daughter story that fulfills its promise. Fans of Tara Conklin's The Last Romantics and Melissa Scholes Young's The Hive will love this.--Stephanie Bange

      Copyright 2024 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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