The Sisters of Summit Avenue by Lynn Cullen

In 1930's Indiana, Ruth lives on a farm with her husband John, her mother Dorothy, and her four daughters. John has been pretty much bedridden for the last eight years and Ruth has been running the farm on her own along with Nick, a farmhand. Ruth's older sister June lives with her husband Richard, a doctor, on one of the grandest streets in St. Paul. June also has a job working at the Betty Crocker test kitchen as one of the many "Bettys." The sisters' relationship has been strained ever since Ruth married John, who was originally June's boyfriend. The Sisters of Summit Avenue details the lives of Dorothy, June, and Ruth through childhood memories, teenage reminiscences, and their feelings about each other now. Will these women be able to put the pain and secrets of the past behind them in order to support each other when they need it most? The novel offers an in-depth view into women's lives during the time.