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THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
"A stunningly clever thriller made doubly suspenseful by not one, but two unreliable narrators." — People
Sally Hepworth, the author of The Mother-In-Law delivers a knock-out of a novel about the lies that bind two sisters in The Good Sister.
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Why read it?
4 authors picked The Good Sister as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I adore quirky characters, and the author nails it with the main character, Fern Castle. (Fern immediately reminded me of Gail Honeyman’s Eleanor Oliphant.)
The author dropped hints of a super-dark secret between Fern and her sister, Rose, in the very first chapters, and I was hooked from that moment on. I love complex relationships in the middle of a flashback mystery.
From Michelle's list on tumultuous relationships between siblings.
I absolutely inhaled this book because of the main character. Sure, the story was suspenseful, murdery, and twisty—all the things I love—but it was the main character that kept me flipping pages. She was a joy to read. Being in her head was so fun and endearing even in the midst of such an intriguing thriller. I couldn’t help but root for her until the very end!
From Marlee's list on books with untrustworthy sibling relationships.
This was another unexpected plot that I didn't want to put down. I love it when there's a twist I didn't see coming. I rooted for the character and felt sad when I finished the book.
I wanted to read everything by the author after experiencing such a riveting novel.
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As someone who has only recently discovered my own neurodiversity (having been diagnosed late in life with ADHD), I’m drawn to books with neurodiverse characters as I try to navigate my new understanding of myself and my world. In The Good Sister, Fern, who is on the autism spectrum, works hard to keep her life carefully structured. When her sister Rose can’t fall pregnant, Fern sees an opportunity to pay her sister back for everything Rose has done for her. But as the book delves into the sisters’ past, it becomes clear that there is a dark history between…
From Nicola's list on strong leads with mental illness or neurodiversity.
If you love The Good Sister...
These Blue Mountains
A moving story of love, betrayal, and the enduring power of hope in the face of darkness.
German pianist Hedda Schlagel's world collapsed when her fiancé, Fritz, vanished after being sent to an enemy alien camp in the United States during the Great War. Fifteen years later, in 1932, Hedda…
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