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Publisher: Time-Warner Audio Books
Release Date: January 1, 2004
ISBN: 1-58621-586-8
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Format Reviewed: Audio Cassette - Also available in Hardcover and E-book
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Genre:   General Fiction
Reviewed: 2004
Reviewer: Jo Rogers
Reviewer Notes:  Language, Sex
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The True and Outstanding Adventures of the Hunt Sisters
By Elisabeth Robinson

      The True and Outstanding Adventures of the Hunt Sisters is what Olivia Hunt called the stories she made up for her little sister, Madeline, when they were children. Now grown, the sisters have very different lives. While Maddie seems to have it all – a perfect marriage and expecting her first baby – Olivia’s life is a disaster. Her career as a movie producer bombed when her first movie tanked. No one will hire her now. On top of that, her boyfriend dumped her and her blonde hair has begun to grow dark roots.

      Then, things get worse. Maddie is diagnosed with leukemia. She has to abort the baby to get the treatment she needed. But she remained positive. She would simply get well and then have another baby.

      Olivia, however, knows she could lose her sister. Olivia is struggling to cope while she tries to fulfill Maddie’s wish: to make a movie of Don Quixote. Through letters, faxes and emails, we follow Olivia’s story as she tackles the difficult movie, her love life and Maddie’s worsening illness. Beginning with the letter she wrote to Maddie before Maddie was born, Olivia tells a story of personal growth amid triumph and tragedy.

      I don’t usually like stories about the entertainment industry, but this one was different. It was well-written and not filled with the excesses of Hollywood stars. Instead, it has warm, human characters and a story worth hearing. So, pick up your favorite version of The True and Outstanding Adventures of the Hunt Sisters. You’ll find it worth your time.