“A bildungsroman overcast with the thick and inconstant cloud of mental illness... Decidedly un-trendy, crescendo-less and restrained, this tragicomic family saga is a Bach prelude to the Rachmaninoff of a writer like Jonathan Franzen”
— New York Times
“Shred Sisters is the kind of novel readers won't want to end... Its bright, clean, gallivanting story rewards an open mind and heart with crisp prose, fresh plot turns and dimensional, dishy portraits we can instantly recognize”
— Washington Post
“A brilliantly written, emotionally gripping saga that delves into the complexity of sisterhood, mental health, and resilience... One of the best books I've read in years”
— Chloé Cooper Jones, two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist
“A richly layered family novel that manages to be raucously funny, insightful, and tender... I will be thinking about the Shred Sisters for a long time”
— Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, author of Good Company
“A sensitive exploration of loving someone with mental health issues, with characters you'll fall for”
— Good Housekeeping
“This heartfelt novel reveals the power of the sibling bond to shape our lives”
— People
“Modest moments become revelatory in the wry and incisive Shred Sisters”
— NPR
“I love this book. It moves like a souped-up pickup truck”
— Patti Smith, author of Just Kids
“Lerner is incapable of writing an unnecessary sentence”
— Daily Mail
Shred Sisters
Year
2025
Pages
256
Praise
“A bildungsroman overcast with the thick and inconstant cloud of mental illness... Decidedly un-trendy, crescendo-less and restrained, this tragicomic family saga is a Bach prelude to the Rachmaninoff of a writer like Jonathan Franzen”
— New York Times
“Shred Sisters is the kind of novel readers won't want to end... Its bright, clean, gallivanting story rewards an open mind and heart with crisp prose, fresh plot turns and dimensional, dishy portraits we can instantly recognize”
— Washington Post
“A brilliantly written, emotionally gripping saga that delves into the complexity of sisterhood, mental health, and resilience... One of the best books I've read in years”
— Chloé Cooper Jones, two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist
“A richly layered family novel that manages to be raucously funny, insightful, and tender... I will be thinking about the Shred Sisters for a long time”
— Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, author of Good Company
“A sensitive exploration of loving someone with mental health issues, with characters you'll fall for”
— Good Housekeeping
“This heartfelt novel reveals the power of the sibling bond to shape our lives”
— People
“Modest moments become revelatory in the wry and incisive Shred Sisters”
— NPR
“I love this book. It moves like a souped-up pickup truck”
— Patti Smith, author of Just Kids
“Lerner is incapable of writing an unnecessary sentence”
— Daily Mail
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