Sister of Mine: A Novel
Aug 2018 · Crooked Lane Books
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One of Refinery29's “Best Psychological Suspense Novels to Read After Gone Girl”
For fans of Sarah Pinborough and Liane Moriarty comes a “twisty, claustrophobic” domestic suspense novel about the lies we tell to hold our lives together (Entertainment Weekly)
Sisters, like secrets, are best kept close.
Sisters, like secrets, are best kept close.
Penny and Hattie, orphaned sisters in a small town, are best friends, bound together to the point of knots. But Penny, at the mercy of her brutal husband, is desperate for a fresh start. Willing to do anything for her older sister, Hattie agrees to help. A match is struck and a fire burns Penny’s marriage to the ground. With her husband gone, Penny is free, and the sisters, it seems, get away with murder. But freedom comes at a cost.
More than a year after the fire, a charming young man comes to town. Hattie and Penny quickly bring him into the fold and into their hearts but their love for him threatens the delicate balance. Soon long-held resentments, sibling rivalry, and debts unpaid boil over, and the bonds of sisterhood begin to snap. As one little lie grows into the next, the sisters’ secrets will unravel, eroding their lives until only a single, horrible truth remains: You owe me.
A compelling novel of suspense from a talented new voice, Sister of Mine asks us to consider the bonds of family, what it takes to commit the unthinkable, and how far you’ll go to protect the ones you love.
For fans of Sarah Pinborough and Liane Moriarty comes a “twisty, claustrophobic” domestic suspense novel about the lies we tell to hold our lives together (Entertainment Weekly)
Sisters, like secrets, are best kept close.
Sisters, like secrets, are best kept close.
Penny and Hattie, orphaned sisters in a small town, are best friends, bound together to the point of knots. But Penny, at the mercy of her brutal husband, is desperate for a fresh start. Willing to do anything for her older sister, Hattie agrees to help. A match is struck and a fire burns Penny’s marriage to the ground. With her husband gone, Penny is free, and the sisters, it seems, get away with murder. But freedom comes at a cost.
More than a year after the fire, a charming young man comes to town. Hattie and Penny quickly bring him into the fold and into their hearts but their love for him threatens the delicate balance. Soon long-held resentments, sibling rivalry, and debts unpaid boil over, and the bonds of sisterhood begin to snap. As one little lie grows into the next, the sisters’ secrets will unravel, eroding their lives until only a single, horrible truth remains: You owe me.
A compelling novel of suspense from a talented new voice, Sister of Mine asks us to consider the bonds of family, what it takes to commit the unthinkable, and how far you’ll go to protect the ones you love.
One of Refinery29's “Best Psychological Suspense Novels to Read After Gone Girl”
For fans of Sarah Pinborough and Liane Moriarty comes a “twisty, claustrophobic” domestic suspense novel about the lies we tell to hold our lives together (Entertainment Weekly)
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Linda Strong
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August 8, 2018
3.5 Stars Penny and Hattie ... sisters bound by love, hate, secrets and lies. Theirs is a complex, twisted relationship on the brink of breaking wide open. Penny's abusive husband is killed in a house fire. A year later, a new man appears in her life ... a man that Hattie is also attracted to. As their feelings grow for this man, resentment sets in and sibling rivalry rears its ugly head. This is a well-written debut novel of psychological suspense. The sisters are finely drawn and the central focus remains on their volatile relationship throughout. Secrets are best kept close, as are sisters. What happens when that closeness snaps? Many thanks to the author / Crooked Lane Books / Netgalley for the digital copy of SISTER OF MINE. Opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.
About the author
Laurie Petrou is an associate professor at the RTA School of Media at Ryerson University in Toronto. Her first book, a collection of short stories titled Between (Pedlar Press, 2006), was a Globe and Mail Top 100 Book (Top 5 First Fiction). She is the inaugural winner of the 2016 Half the World Global Literati Award for her then-unpublished novel Sister of Mine.
Laurie Petrou is an associate professor at the RTA School of Media at Ryerson University in Toronto. Her first book, a collection of short stories titled Between (Pedlar Press, 2006), was a Globe and Mail Top 100 Book (Top 5 First Fiction). She is the inaugural winner of the 2016 Half the World G...
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