The Art of Mending — Elizabeth Berg

Laura Barton anticipates her annual family reunion in Minnesota with a mixture of excitement and wariness. Yet this year's gathering will prove to be much more trying than either she or her siblings imagined. As soon as she arrives, Laura realizes that something is not right -- her sister, Caroline, the family's restless black sheep, is forever wrapped up in events of long ago. When Caroline confronts Laura and their brother, Steve, with devastating allegations about their mother, the three have a difficult time reconciling their various experiences growing up in the same house. But a sudden misfortune will lead them all to face the past, their own culpability, and their common need for love and forgiveness.