title: The Almost Archer Sisters: A Novel
author:  Lisa Gabriele 
description: There were never such devoted sisters, or ones so hilariously and heartbreakingly conflicted about loyalty and love as the ones in Gabriele's brisk second novel (<I>Tempting Faith DiNapoli</I>). Thoughtful, married-mom Georgie Peachy Archer and big-city-girl Beth, her older sister, grow up on a Canadian farm with their hairdressing, Vietnam draft&ndash;dodging dad, Lou, and share the pain of their mom's suicide. But that's where the similarities end&mdash;until the sisters swap lives for a weekend. Walking in Beth's shoes around New York City, Peachy meets Beth's discreet doorman, snarky friends and disapproving ex-boyfriend, and gets a crash course in understanding what her brash sister's really about. Here is a charming, smart and honest story of two sisters who learn to embrace the lives they have. Gabriele's writing is sharp and her heart is pure gold. This honest tale of passionate, mixed-up and forgiving families is hard to put down. <I>(Oct.)</I> <BR>Copyright &copy; Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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  # The World
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## May Archer
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  1\. [~Taika~](part0002.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  2\. [~Ethan~](part0003.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  3\. [~Taika~](part0004.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  4\. [~Ethan~](part0005.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  5\. [~Taika~](part0006.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Epilogue](part0007.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Also by May Archer](part0008.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [About the Author](part0009.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## One
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # ~Taika~
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  “Just so you know, socializing works better if you smile,” Simone whispered.
  
  
  I glanced down at the woman I considered my oldest and dearest friend…
  frankly, the only friend who hadn’t given up on me entirely in the last few
  crazy years. Her long-sleeved, red mini-dress sparkled under the bright lights
  of the club, her black hair hung in a sleek curtain down her back, and her
  grin looked cemented to her face as she waved at a group of vaguely familiar
  people across the crowded floor.
  
  
  “Pretty sure