From Publishers Weekly
Carter's talent continues to evolve, as evidenced in this solid offering about deaf artist Lacey Gears, whose happy lifeΠ²Πβgood boyfriend, rising career, faithful dogΠ²Πβis upended when she receives a mysterious note informing her that she has a twin sister she didn't know existed. Lacey soon discovers the message is true and that she's not an orphan as she had thought: her parents put her up for adoption and kept her hearing twin, Monica. As she comes to terms with this, she reconnects with her sister, but the secrets kept by her birth family could have dire consequences. Though the plot is limp in spots, Carter's command of deaf culture is superb, and Lacey is a charismatic heroineΠ²Πβa nice contrast to her unstable, clingy twin. The unique spin Carter (Accidentally Engaged) takes on the familiar theme of self-discovery gives this a welcome, fresh feeling. (June)
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Product Description
A proudly deaf artist in Philadelphia, Lacey Gears is in a relationship with a wonderful man and rarely thinks about her childhood in a home for disabled orphans. That is, until Lacey receives a letter that begins, 'You have a sister. A twin to be exact'. Learning that her identical, hearing twin, Monica, experienced the normal childhood she was denied resurrects all of Lacey's grief, and she angrily sets out to find Monica and her parents. But the truth is far from simple. And for every one of Lacey's questions that's answered, others are raised, more baffling and profound. "My Sister's Voice" is a beautifully written novel about sisterhood, love, and the stories we cling to until real life comes crashing in.