They were as close as sisters can be, or so she thought...For as long as she can remember, it’s been Nicola and her sister Viv against the world. After all, their parents abandoned them when Viv was in high school––and against the odds, the girls turned out pretty well. Viv put herself through medical school and into a successful surgery practice in Nashville. At 26, Nicola's career as an artist is a bit more precarious, but she loves her traveling life going from painting gig to painting gig as the whim takes her.And right up until the phone rang in the middle of the night, Nicola would have said she knew her charismatic older sister better than anyone else in the world. But Nicola after raceing to Viv's hospital room, she discovers her sister has been hiding one astonishing secret after another.A car wreck has left Viv widowed and unconscious, and it falls to Nicola to pick up the pieces.Even as she tries to figure out what Viv has been up to, Nicola must uncover the truth about their family’s past while navigating their future.She Taught Me Everything is a compelling story about sisters and secrets, and about the choices that can redefine the entire shape of a family.