TheOrphanSister

ClementineLordisnotanorphan.Shejustfeelslikeonesometimes.Oneoftriplets,aquirkofnaturelefthertheoddoneout.OdetteandOliviaareidentical;Clementineisasingleton.Biologicallyspeaking,shecamefromherownegg.Practicallyspeaking,sheneverquiteleftit.ThenClementine’sfather—apediatricneurologistwhoisanexpertonchildren’sbrains,butcluelesswhenitcomestohisowndaughters—disappears,andhischoices,bothpastandpresent,forcethefamilydynamicstochangeatlast.Asthethreesistersstruggletomakesenseofit,theirmothermustemergefromthegreenhouseandleavetheflowersthathavelongbeenthefocusofherwarmthandnurturing.ForClementine,thenextstepmeansretracingthewindingroutethatledhertothisverymoment:tounderstandherfather’sbetrayal,thetragedyofherfirstlostlove,herfamily’sdivisions,andherbestfriendEli’ssuddenromanticinterest.Mostofall,shemayfinallyhavefoundthevoicewithwhichtosharetheinsidestoryofbeingtheoddsisterout....