Daisy and Violet are twins who also are psychic. Up until middle school, the girls are happy to play with each other and one other girl. But in middle school, in order to make friends with the queen bee, Daisy tells the twins' secret and the girls are labeled witches. Fast forward to college where Daisy starts going by a variation of her middle name, Kate, and attends school at Mizzou while Vi goes off to Reed College, although only for 6 weeks. From then on, the girls lead very different lives. Kate gets married and starts a family while Vi capitalizes on her senses by becoming a psychic for hire. Everything is more or less okay until Vi predicts an earthquake and Kate inadvertently supplies a date. Vi becomes a national sensation, and the entire St. Louis region is put on edge waiting to see if the predication comes true. Will there be an earthquake or is that just a metaphor for life-altering changes is one or both of the twins' lives?
Set in St. Louis, Sisterland is a fun read if only because you recognize every place they go. The overall description of the attitudes of the area are pretty insulting, though. Sittenfeld has made a name for herself lately by being critical of the region although she chooses to live here. She refused to have her picture on her first few books because she didn't want to be recognized as famous in her hometown. Apparently, she has gotten over that. The ending of the book is quick and a little unsatisfying, but overall, a good read.
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