While Daphne and Jonathan are visiting the Metropolitan Museum of Art, they find they are being followed by an older gentleman. The man turns out to be Eddie Triplett, Daphne’s former stepfather, whom she has not seen in over 40 years, her mother’s third husband, whom she was married to for one year.

Seeing Eddie again strips the years away, and Daphne has no intention of losing him again. When she was 9, Eddie was a very important part of her life and of all of her mother’s husbands, the one she bonded with the most. They exchange numbers, and over the following days, weeks, and months, they find time to reconnect, revisiting the time when Eddie was part of their family, the car crash that caused the family separation, and truths previously unrevealed.

This is a beautifully written book that feels like time is slowing down. There are so many books out there that read like a fast clip – action around every corner, a neck-bending twist, a new WHOA….

Whistler reads like the pace of Eddie, older, slower, and wise- important words that you want to take in at the pace given, creating a beautiful telling of a blended past and present. If you go too fast – you may miss it. And you don’t want to miss it.


Rated: 4.5 out of 5
Read Author Before: Yes
Read Author Again: Yes
Where Read: Audio, around the house and yard

Bookclub Worthy: Yes, that’s an excellent book to take a closer look at. Topics of discussion:
Divorce and impact on children when that person is no longer a part of your life
Daphne’s mom
Eddies life
The reunion and bonding of Daphne and Eddie – has this happened to you? Was it successful?
Is there someone in your past you would love to be reunited with to catch up
The accident and how it was handled
The ending

Foods in book: Cherries, Raspberries, Lime Seltzer (or create a lime seltzer cocktail as a nod to the sisters’ childhood drink)