HISTORICAL FICTION R.P.JOHNSON
SISTERS
A Bond Formed Through a Life of Joy, Hardship and Love
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Sisters
Born just two years apart, Elsie and Lillian’s lives are forever shaped by faith, sacrifice, and the hard realities of rural Wisconsin — a sweeping story of two sisters who endured extraordinary hardship with quiet courage and unbreakable love.
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WHAR AWAITS YOU INSIDE
A Novel of
Extraordinary Depth
Sisterhood & Family
At its core, this is a story about the unbreakable bonds between sisters — and the family that shaped them both.
Rich Historical Detail
Set against the backdrop of rural Wisconsin, spanning decades of American history from the Great Depression through post-war life.
Based on Real History
Drawn from real family history, interviews, and careful research — a moving historical novel grounded in truth.
Resilience & Courage
A testament to the quiet courage of ordinary women who endured extraordinary hardship with grace and conviction.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Two Sisters.
One Unbreakable Bond.
Born just two years apart, Elsie and Lillian grow up in a close-knit rural Wisconsin family shaped by faith, sacrifice, and the hard realities of farm life.
But as childhood gives way to womanhood, their lives are forever changed by war, loss, marriage, widowhood, and the painful challenges of surviving in a world that offers little mercy.
Their lives are filled with moments of joy, heartbreak, resilience, and quiet courage. From the innocence of youth to the trials of adulthood, Elsie and Lillian’s story is a powerful reminder that the bonds of sisterhood and family can endure even the deepest sorrow.
FROM THE BOOK
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
R. P. Johnson
R.P. Johnson sees himself as a student of history. Not just the time, place and events that make-up history but the people: their lives, their loves, their struggles and their enduring spirits and how these combined to shape them. He grew-up in Wisconsin at a time that was viewed as less complex than the high paced life of the 21st Century. When family was Nuclear with close family relatives gathering often.
THE REAL STORY
Faces Behind the Fiction
These are not fictional characters. Elsie and Lillian were real women real sisters whose lives inspired every page of this novel. These photographs are a window into the world they actually lived.
Elsie & Lillian as young children
Elsie and Lillian 19 & 17 with friends
Elsie at 19
Lillian at 22