Winner of the 2020 Big Moose Prize Spanning the mid to late 20th century and set in the Elkhorn Valley of southwestern Montana, The Stone Sister is told from three points of view - a father\'s, a nurse\'s, and a sister\'s.
In fact, that sister\'s name was also Caroline Patterson..
As an adult, she discovered she had an older Sister with Down syndrome who had been written out of her family history.
Incredibly, the novel is based on Caroline Patterson\'s personal story.
The novel sheds light on the beginnings of the disability justice movement as it follows one family\'s journey to reckon with a painful past.
The Stone Sister explores the power of family secrets and society\'s evolving definitions of normal-as it pertains to family, medicine, and social structure.
And Elizabeth Carter, a young journalist, uncovers the family secret of her lost Sister as she struggles with starting a family of her own.
Louise Gustafson, a Midwestern nurse who starts over with a new life in the West, finds herself caring for a child everyone else has abandoned.
Robert Carter, a newly married man just back from World War II, struggles with his and his wife\'s decision to entrust the care of their disabled child to an institution and move on with family life.
Together they tell the unforgettable story of a child\'s birth, disappearance, and finally discovery in a home for backward children.
Winner of the 2020 Big Moose Prize Spanning the mid to late 20th century and set in the Elkhorn Valley of southwestern Montana, The Stone Sister is told from three points of view - a father\'s, a nurse\'s, and a sister\'s
