the sisterhood of the traveling pants book 1

While mourning the death of her grandfather Bapi in Greece, Lena meets her ex-boyfriend Kostas, who reveals he is married and expecting a baby with his wife.

It allows Bridget to later reconcile with her father. Greta says that her mother's love for Bridget is why she hung on as long as she did. Bridget thinks her mother should have stayed alive for her sake and feels unloved/ abandoned. Greta tells Bridget her mother was sick and her suicide was not her father's fault, saying she is 'stronger' than her so will not be sick like her. But Greta could not, and moved away because her daughter wouldn't accept help. Not allowing anyone into her life who challenged this or got her help, Bridget's father went along with it. She learns her mother, who committed suicide, had denied having depression or any mental issues at all.

Finding remains of a woman who died at the same age as Bridget's mother saddens her.Īfter reading her grandmother's letters, Bridget leaves the dig to visit her in Alabama. She goes to Turkey to participate in an archaeological dig under Professor Nasrin Mehani. It is the second installment of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants film series and was released in theaters on August 6, 2008.īest childhood friends Bridget Vreeland, Lena Kaligaris, Tibby Rollins, and Carmen Lowell have completed their first year of college and will spend their summer apart.īridget discovers her father had hidden letters from her grandmother Greta and doesn't accept that it was to protect her.

The film is based upon the fourth novel in the book series: Forever in Blue (2007), but incorporates scenes and storylines from The Second Summer of the Sisterhood (2003) and Girls in Pants (2004). It was directed by Sanaa Hamri and written by Elizabeth Chandler, who wrote the previous film. The original cast ( Amber Tamblyn, America Ferrera, Blake Lively and Alexis Bledel) return to star in the film. No matter where they are, they are connected by a pair of jeans that they take turns sharing - pants that fit all four girls and exemplify their tight bond.The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 is a 2008 American comedy-drama film and a sequel to the 2005 film The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. After many summers together, the four are finally going their separate ways for a few months: while Bridget heads to Mexico, and Lena visits family in Greece, Carmen and Tibby stay closer to home. Bridget (Blake Lively), Carmen (America Ferrera), Lena (Alexis Bledel) and Tibby (Amber Tamblyn) are best friends living in Maryland.

The sisterhood of the traveling pants book 1