3 SISTERS

By William J. Millman

A new take on Dostoevsky's 'Crime and Punishment' for our tumultuous times, 3 SISTERS follows 15-year-old Mia Gustafson and her two older sisters, Charlotte and Olivia, as they struggle to find their way in a suburban life that seems to value status above everything else. Mia has never completely recovered from the unexpected death of her mother three years earlier. Though her father tries his best to guide and support his three girls, he finds himself a stranger in a strange land. The three sisters can barely keep up with the rapid-fire changes in their own lives, let alone the overwhelming impact of social media, so how can he hope to do so? Something as trivial as a slightly outdated iPhone creates chaos in the Gustafson household, leading Mia to make an emotional decision that may impact all their lives for years to come. She flees the inner turmoil her actions have caused, finding herself alone and confused in Hollywood - except for a guy she meets on the bus out west and his friend who works at an indie movie studio. Her nascent new life takes many unexpected turns, some good, some not so good. But when she decides to accompany a coworker to a giant Hollywood Hills party, her luck seems about to run out. Though set in modern times and featuring 21st century teens, 3 SISTERS echoes the theme of Dostoevsky's 19th century masterpiece: sometimes the worst punishment inflicted on us for our ill-considered deeds comes not from the outside, but from within ourselves - an unmatched punishment we cannot escape.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F636W42C
• ISBN13: 9798315529651
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 316 Pages
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.7" x 5.0"