Our Father by Marilyn French follows four very different half-sisters who are brought together at the mansion of their powerful father after he suffers a severe stroke. As they wait for his fate, long-buried tensions surface and each woman confronts how their father’s influence has shaped her life in radically different ways. The novel explores themes of resentment, rivalry, memory, and control, as the sisters gradually uncover hidden truths about their family and about one another. Over time, their shared situation forces them to re-evaluate their personal histories and the emotional legacy left by their father, leading to a deeper, often uncomfortable understanding of love, power, and damage within families.