Greetings, and welcome! It’s been a long time between books and I’m thrilled to be back, especially for this one. The Year Everything Changed, This book is a celebration of women and the special relationships they develop with each other, relationships that sustain them through joy and sorrow and even boredom. I started with four strangers who have nothing in common other than being sisters who had no idea the others existed! They come together for the first time when their father, the man who abandoned them and who is now dying, summons them to meet each other. The ensuing fireworks rivals a Fourth of July celebration on the National Mall. The path the sisters travel from hostility to bonding is filled with hills and valleys and trauma and tears and a wonderful supporting cast of characters. The reward at the end is that they not only have each other, but the gentle peace that comes with being able to forgive their father for abandoning them.