Mrs. Lincoln's Sisters by Jennifer Chiaverini (2020)

 

The book begins in 1875, ten years after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, when Mary Todd’s Robert has begun legal proceedings to have his mother declared insane and committed. Elizabeth, the oldest sisters of Mary’s four sisters, calls the sisters together to try to help Mary even though they have all been estranged from her for some time. Chapters go back and forth between sisters and 1875/1876 and earlier years to learn the back stories of all the sisters. I sometimes found it difficult to keep everything and everyone straight.

 I have read several of Jennifer Chiaverini’s other historical fiction novels and have been immersed in the characters and the story.  This one not so much. However, fans of Abraham Lincoln or those interested in learning more about Mary Todd’s’ life after the death of her beloved husband and three of her four sons will find this a good read.

 3.73 Stars Goodreads, 4.5  on Amazon