The House of the Seven Sisters

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Seven orphaned sisters run a bakery in 1950s rural Holland. After years of drudgery they transform the bakery into a successful supermarket. However, just when they seem to be getting on top of things their fathers widow shows up with her retarded son and tries to claim the store for herself. The House of Seven Sisters is a remarkable, magical novel about seven mysteriously exotic women who, both independently and as a family, try to come to terms with the past and carve a path for the future.