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Louise, the mother is now forced to go to work, to support them, stating she has to find a man to marry her. After the tragic drowning of their dad (Lake Michigan on a boat fishing with Tess), the two girls have to endure their selfish mother, who does not allow them to attend the funeral of their dad. The girls (endearing) loved their dad, as he adored practical jokes of all kinds however their mom Louise is a different story (and not in a good way). She is OCD on steroids, loves to keep everything clean and spotless, while complimenting everything their beautiful mother does in order to keep peace. Tess (Theresa) knows how to bullshit with the best of them, feels guilty of so many things, and quite the mischievous one (as she has to be one step ahead of her mom and all the neighbors-having to take care of her kid sister Birdie who is the underdog, so her mom will not have her carted off to the loony bin- man, she carries some heavy burdens for a young girl.īirdie (Robin Jean) on the other hand is naïve, fragile, innocent, overweight, loves to eat, and adores her sister, and has an imaginary friend, Bess.

What Went Missing the Same Time Daddy Did List (insightful and heartbreaking).

Her Royal Highness’s Favorite Things (this would be their narcissistic bitchy mom, Louise).

Life’s Little Mysteries (award-winning).

Her To-Do Lists (love the strike outs, when she accomplishes the item, or no longer needed),.

In the summer of 1959, in Milwaukee there are two sisters, not yet teens, both OCD Tess with her daily routine of making lists (and keeping them updated daily) with:

The Finley Sisters are guaranteed to steal your heart, as you laugh out loud with Lesley Kagen’s bittersweet novella, THE UNDERTAKING OF TESS, and double your pleasure, with a continuation of this dynamic duo in THE RESURRECTION OF TESS BLESSING.