Sisters (Novel Series)

Sisters is an novel series written by Maryam Wells. It revolves around the lives of four close-knit African-American sisters, living in the Baldwin Hills district in Los Angeles, California.

Synopsis
Sisters focused on four very different African-American sisters living in Baldwin Hills, an neighborhood in South Los Angeles. Carly, the eldest, is a 4th grade English teacher and married to a Latino man, she has known since high school; Daria, the second oldest, is a writer and aspiring author. She is also an amateur baker; Haylie, the middle sister, is a hair and makeup artist who works at a hair salon on Crenshaw, and Mia, the youngest is a college student.

Most episodes of the show featured a number of flashbacks, in which the characters would interact with or simply observe their younger selves (played by younger actresses). Although the show was a drama with soap opera–style storylines, the show was also quirky and offbeat.

Sisters features the lives of four young African American women, who happen to be sisters, growing up in the Los Angeles neighborhood Baldwin Hills.

Premise
Based on the 1991 TV series, Sisters revolved around four close but different sisters. To make the series different from the show, author Maryam Wells changed the names of the four characters and their personalities. The Reed sisters were changed to the Ellis sisters, the series that took place in Winnetka, Illinois, changed to Baldwin Hills, an urban neighborhood in South Los Angeles. The eldest Carly, is the sensible mother hen of the foursome, while Alex Reed Halsey from the TV series is wealthy and somewhat superficial; Second-oldest Daria is an writer and an amateur baker, while Teddy Reed is an free spirited artist; Haylie, the middle sister is a flighty hair stylist and make-up artist, while Georgie Reed is the most level-headed and responsible sister, a stay-at-home mom and off-and-on real estate agent. She was the most trusted confidant of her sisters; Mia, the youngest of the sisters, is an college student and a theatre major, while Frankie Reed was a workaholic businesswoman.

Characters

 * Meagan Tandy as Carly Ellis, the oldest of the Ellis sisters. She is an 4th grade English teacher and the only sister who is married. She is 30 years old.
 * Kylie Bunberry as Daria Ellis, the second-oldest sister. She is a writer/author and amateur baker. She is 26 years old.
 * Shanica Knowles as Haylie Ellis, the middle sister. She is an hair and makeup artist who works at a Hairbeat Salon on Crenshaw. She is 23 years old.
 * Camille Hyde as Mia Ellis, the youngest of the Ellis sisters. She is a 19-year-old college student attending junior college. She is an aspiring actress and singer.
 * - as Carolyn "Mama" Ellis, the mother of the Ellis sisters. She is a widow and suffers from other health issues brought on from stress from dealing with her four outrageous daughters.