I love Southern fiction and I love books about sisters. The new novel Tangled in Ivy meets these two criteria and even more. There are secrets, dysfunction, a house that has been in the family for decades and a perfect setting in Charleston. I have read all of Ashley Farley's novels and this in my new favorite.

This book is told in two timelines. The first begins in 1984 when Graham meets Ivy and they fall in love and get married. The second time line begins in 2019 when Graham dies and it is told by his daughter Lillian.

The novel centers around Ivy's death. Lillian has long repressed her memories of the day her mother died and no one will tell her the truth of what happened that day. Layla thinks that her sister really does remember and is using the amnesia to get attention. As the two sisters struggle to decide what to do about the house, Lillian is searching the house to find information about what really happened to their mother. Her search leads her to some startling truths about her parents and about she and her twin sister.

This is a fantastic book that kept me reading long past my bedtime. There are twists and turns and several truths uncovered that were shocking and I never saw coming. It's a book about family, love, secrets and sisters. This is a southern fiction novel that you don't want to miss. Ashley Farley cements her credentials as a first rate author in this genre.

Thanks to the author for a copy of this book to read and review. All opinions are my own. ( )

Having read a number of Ashley Farley's books, I was looking forward to reading Tangled in Ivy. Wow, it went over and above my expectations. Compelling, intriguing, riveting, and so much more. This is a fantastic Southern family drama with twins who have not bonded, and a beloved father who died and left debt and huge secrets. Farley captivates her readers with compelling characters, well-written prose and gorgeous descriptions of scenery--I feel like I am right there in the scene with the characters. Tangled in Ivy is a story of family, what it should look like and what it doesn't, a gritty story of secrets, and long-told lies, a story of the beginnings of forgiveness and restoration...a story from a talented author not to be missed. I received a complimentary copy of the book and was not required to write a review. The opinions are my own. ( )