Roadside Sisters

A Novel

By: Catherine Matthews

Narrated by: Shelley Reece

Their final road trip: Four states, three sisters, two dogs, one disappointing roadside attraction, and far too many secrets....

Molly Casey has been living her life at full speed, but it's about to slow down. With terminal cancer, she has one goal—get her estranged sisters talking. Her plan hinges on getting them to agree to a do-over of the last road trip their family took before everything fell apart. So, she hides her prognosis and asks them to drive her back to Seattle.

Penelope Casey, a lawyer who lives to work, and Scottie Dunn, a kennel owner whose deepest connections are with her dogs, haven't set eyes on each other in decades. The last thing they want is to be trapped in a car together for days on end. But when their sister calls, they reluctantly hit the road for her sake.

Unfortunately, Molly's plan to bridge the chasm between her sisters only deepens the rift as decades of misunderstandings, resentments, and secrets—a devastating accident, a withheld letter, a lineage laced with lies—spill out like dirty laundry from an overstuffed suitcase.

When Molly's health worsens, and she can't keep the truth about her condition hidden much longer, Penny and Scottie are forced to choose between holding on to the pain of the past or leaving it in the rearview mirror before it's too late.

Told through heartache, laughter, and moments of unexpected tenderness, Roadside Sisters is a powerful story about sisterhood, forgiveness, and healing.

©2025 Catherine Matthews (P)2026 Catherine Matthews

Moving Story that Will Make You Cry

This is for the readers who love a book that will make them cry! Catherine Matthew raises the bar for general fiction books in this beautiful story of sisterhood and reflection on how life is too short and your only regrets are the things you don’t do.

Molly, Scottie, and Penelope’s story is one that will sit with me for a long time. Molly is dying from cancer and her last wish is to reunite her sisters who have been estranged since childhood. This story illustrates raw and imperfect characters who are just doing their best in a heartbreaking tale.