The Griffin Sisters’ Greatest Hits - a family drama of two sisters torn apart after finding early success in the music business.

It's the early 2000s. Zoe and Cassie Grossberg are close sisters, only a year apart, but are very different. Zoe, a young beauty, wants to be a pop star, though her musical abilities are limited. Cassie, a musical prodigy, prefers to stay in the background. After the two are discovered and get a record deal, the newly named The Griffin Sisters find early success with Cassie as the lead singer. Along with bandmate and songwriter Russell D’Angelo, he and Cassie write songs that resonate with girls and young women, especially those who struggle with body image issues, as Cassie does. A tragic event breaks up the band and severs the relationship of the two sisters. The story shifts to the present, with Zoe living the life of a suburban New Jersey mother and homemaker. Her eighteen-year-old daughter, Cherry, is a talented singer, yet she doesn't get any support from Zoe. Cherry heads to Los Angeles to compete on an American Idol-like show and, during the process, seeks to learn what happened to Cassie, the aunt she's never met and someone her mother never talks about.

The Griffin Sisters’ Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner explores themes of sisterhood, motherhood, ambition, and the bumpy road to forgiveness, all set against a nostalgic backdrop of pop culture. Zoe is a flawed character whose early ambition has hurt her most precious relationships. Cassie, a character who will capture your heart, has immense talent but has faced the cruelty of others who have made her uncomfortable with her appearance. I thoroughly enjoyed this complex family drama with a musical theme.

Many thanks to William Morrow Books for providing a gifted advance copy of this highly anticipated book.

Rated 4.25 out of 5 stars.

Adult Fiction.

Publication Date: April 8, 2025.

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