Sisters of the Midnight Sun: A Novel
Sep 2026 · Sold by Ballantine Books
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Two women from different generations connect over their shared need to recover from trauma as they attempt to heal and begin their lives anew, from the bestselling author of The Dressmaker's Gift and The Beekeeper's Promise.
“Sisters of the Midnight Sun takes us to extraordinary places, while reminding us of the twinned importance of courage and delight.”—Elizabeth Kostova, author of The Shadow Land
2001: Overwhelmed by grief in the wake of losing her twin sister, Ruby Reid has come to the north of Scotland to escape. Her new job as companion to Hanna Kristiansen, an elderly woman living on a rugged homestead in the wild and remote Shetland Islands, offers plenty of challenges and a welcome distraction from the devastating choice Ruby has to make.
1940: Hanna’s quiet life on the fjords of northern Norway is overturned when her hometown is attacked and her country falls into the hands of Nazi occupiers. But the Norwegians are a people as resilient as the ancient bedrock of their land. With her twin sister Hanna becomes involved in the resistance movement, fighting to end the war that has taken so much from her. She’s sent to Scotland for training, where she falls for a charismatic member of the shadowy special forces supporting Norway’s fight for freedom. Though she's torn between staying and going, Hanna must return to her homeland, leaving her new love behind, and face the dangerous underground work that lies ahead.
As Hanna shares her story, Ruby begins to navigate the path of her grief. Hanna in turn finds comfort in discovering that confiding in her younger friend is helping them both heal. Ruby also learns that, like the beautiful untamed land of Hanna’s rural croft, there is strength to be found in fragility, as well as hope for new life, in the wildness of an island at the end of the world.
“Sisters of the Midnight Sun takes us to extraordinary places, while reminding us of the twinned importance of courage and delight.”—Elizabeth Kostova, author of The Shadow Land
2001: Overwhelmed by grief in the wake of losing her twin sister, Ruby Reid has come to the north of Scotland to escape. Her new job as companion to Hanna Kristiansen, an elderly woman living on a rugged homestead in the wild and remote Shetland Islands, offers plenty of challenges and a welcome distraction from the devastating choice Ruby has to make.
1940: Hanna’s quiet life on the fjords of northern Norway is overturned when her hometown is attacked and her country falls into the hands of Nazi occupiers. But the Norwegians are a people as resilient as the ancient bedrock of their land. With her twin sister Hanna becomes involved in the resistance movement, fighting to end the war that has taken so much from her. She’s sent to Scotland for training, where she falls for a charismatic member of the shadowy special forces supporting Norway’s fight for freedom. Though she's torn between staying and going, Hanna must return to her homeland, leaving her new love behind, and face the dangerous underground work that lies ahead.
As Hanna shares her story, Ruby begins to navigate the path of her grief. Hanna in turn finds comfort in discovering that confiding in her younger friend is helping them both heal. Ruby also learns that, like the beautiful untamed land of Hanna’s rural croft, there is strength to be found in fragility, as well as hope for new life, in the wildness of an island at the end of the world.
Two women from different generations connect over their shared need to recover from trauma as they attempt to heal and begin their lives anew, from the bestselling author of The Dressmaker's Gift and The Beekeeper's Promise.
“Sisters of the Midnight Sun takes us to extraordinary places, while re...
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Paula Pugh
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October 10, 2026
An incredible story chronicling the survival, grit, and determination by the older woman who survived concentration camps during WWII. Her new companion to the Shetlands slowly draws the ordeal out, bringing the two women understanding of each other. The companion took the job to get away from her own sadness and needed to come to a life altering decision. I was not aware of the German impact on Norway prior to this novel. The research done by the author was extensive and thorough. ARC revieved.
About the author
Fiona Valpy is an acclaimed bestselling author of eleven novels, with worldwide sales totaling over three million copies. Her novels have been #1 bestsellers in the USA, UK, and Australia, and been listed as Washington Post and Wall Street Journal bestsellers. Valpy is a patron of the Women’s Prize for Fiction, Birnam Book Festival, The Teapot Trust, and The Little Sherpa Foundation. Through donations from royalties, she’s raised £12,000 (and counting) for the global charities including Médecins Sans Frontières. When not writing, she enjoys daily dips in the River Tay and walking in the hills around her home in Scotland.
Fiona Valpy is an acclaimed bestselling author of eleven novels, with worldwide sales totaling over three million copies. Her novels have been #1 bestsellers in the USA, UK, and Australia, and been listed as Washington Post and Wall Street Journal bestsellers. Valpy is a patron of the Women’s Pri...
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