The Sisters-In-Law

"The Sisters-In-Law: A Novel of Our Time" by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton is about Alexina and how she lived her life in the upper class during the time of the first World War and the great earthquake of California. The relationship between Alexina and Gora, the «sisters-in-law» of the title, bound by Alexina's marriage to Gora's cowardly brother, is a fascinating element with a surprise ending.