Download or read book The Broken String written by Diane Chamberlain and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2014-08-26 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In celebration of the forthcoming novel The Silent Sister, Diane Chamberlain introduces Riley MacPherson in the e-short story The Broken String. As seventeen-year-old Riley MacPherson rushes to the side of her brother who has been gravely injured in Iraq, she recalls their growing up years when he was her protector and best friend. Why did that relationship fall apart? She longs for a second chance to connect with her brother, not realizing that family secrets may prevent them from ever having that closeness again.