This was a tough book to read at Christmastime - the whole premise is so sad. The writing was beautiful, with the types of phrases where you'd dog-ear the pages if you weren't reading a library book. I enjoyed the mystery aspect, too. The ending was a surprise to me. I've tried to think back to what...
One of the things that I am enjoying about being involved in Goodreads and writing a blog, is the amount of new authors that I have been exposed to. Rosamund Lupton is another one of those authors. Sister is her debut novel, and it is well worth the read. What Lupton gives us is a tale of the rel...
I'd seen great reviews for this book and I certainly wasn't disappointed. A beautifully written, thriller/mystery, both moving and intriguing to the very last page. Ms Lupton's second book is already on my bedside table, about to be devoured!
After receiving a phone call to say her sister Tess is missing Beatrice immediately drops everything and flies back to England to search for her. The sisters have always been close but as Beatrice starts to investigate Tess's life she realises that she may not have known as much about Tess as she t...
Rosamund Lupton is one of these debut authors that you know that you are going to see big things come from them. Her debut, Sister, was an on the edge of your seat mystery. I absolutely loved her ability to weave characters where readers can't tell what is real and what is fiction..I rarely say this...
On the front cover of my copy of this book there is a quote from Jeffrey Deaver stating: "Truly Marvelous! As compelling as it is stylish, Sister exists in that rare place where crime fiction and literature coincide."I'm not quite sure what I could possibly add to that.This is a story told by Beatri...
To be honest, I was hovering between 2 and 3 stars for the most part and I'm still conflicted about the rating but I've decided on 4 with some benefit of the doubt for the final plot twist (that I actually didn't see coming) and its implications for the whole narrative. It explains a certain naivete...
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