The Chicken Sisters

THREE GENERATIONS. TWO CHICKEN SHACKS. ONE RECIPE FOR DISASTER.
A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK

'A charming, hilarious, feel-good story about the kind of bonds and rivalries only sisters can share'
Reese Witherspoon

In tiny Merinac, Kansas, Chicken Mimi's and Chicken Frannie's have spent a century vying to serve up the best fried chicken in the state - and the legendary feud between their respective owners, the Moores and the Pogociellos, has lasted just as long.No one feels the impact more than thirty-five-year-old widowAmanda Moore, who grew up working for her mom at Mimi's before scandalously marrying Frank Pogociello and changing sides to work at Frannie's. Tired of being caught in the middle, Amanda sends an SOS toFood Wars,the reality TV restaurant competition that promises $100,000 to the winner. But in doing so, she launches both familiesout of the frying pan and directly into the fire.

The last thing Brooklyn-based organisational guru Mae Moore, Amanda's sister, wants is to go home to Kansas. But when her career implodes,Food Warsbecomes her chance to step back into the limelight. Mae is certain she can make the fading Mimi's look good - even if that pits her against Amanda and Frannie's. With a greedy producer stoking the flames, their friendly rivalry quickly turns into a game of chicken. Yet when family secrets become public knowledge, the sisters must choose:will they fight with each other, or for their heritage?After all, all's fair in love, and war, and chicken . . . 'Three generations, two chicken shacks, and some big family secrets revealed.... The December Reese's Book Club pick,The Chicken Sistersby KJ Dell'Antonia isa charming, hilarious, feel-good story about the kind of bonds and rivalries only sisters can share.Also, a great present for your sister!Reese Witherspoon

'It's like the comfort food of novels: warm, memorable and wholly original. I loved itLaura Zigman, author of SEPARATION ANXIETY