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Dec 10, 2011 Anne (Booklady) Molinarolo rated it liked it

Shelves: thriller-mystery, thriller-suspense, read-around-world, fall-2015

Sister by Rosamund Lupton is unusually written. It is in an epistolary format - a letter written by Bea to her missing sister, Tess. Bea says she and Tess have always been close despite their 5 year age gap. But are they? Bea learns a lot about Tess while she searches for her.

As the story furthers slightly, Bea begins telling Tess of the prosecutor who will be prosecuting her death. Never convinced that Tess took her own life after her son was still born, Bea becomes the only one to believe Tes ...more

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Jun 20, 2011 Gina rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: sisters, challenges-2012, mystery-crime, book-club, religion, thriller, 400-pages, family, kindle, books-i-own-read

The minute I finished this book I stood up and said "Wow! That book just knocked my socks off!". I probably would have used a little stronger language had my 8 year old daughter not been in the room. But I'm glad she was in the room to see my spontaneous reaction to reading such an excellent story. I think that having those kinds of reactions to books are why readers love to read and I want her to see that reading can be thrilling. I guess I am saying all of this because Sister is nothing but a The minute I finished this book I stood up and said "Wow! That book just knocked my socks off!". I probably would have used a little stronger language had my 8 year old daughter not been in the room. But I'm glad she was in the room to see my spontaneous reaction to reading such an excellent story. I think that having those kinds of reactions to books are why readers love to read and I want her to see that reading can be thrilling. I guess I am saying all of this because Sister is nothing but a genius of a book. It was one of the most unique stories I have read in quite awhile. Sister is the story of Beatrice and Tess Hemming, sisters living an ocean apart. In the opening of the novel Bee gets a call from her mother to tell her that Tess is missing. Bee immediately gets on a plane to London to go home to find her sister. As readers, we quickly find out that Tess is already dead and is presumably murdered. The plot is told as Bee not only giving her witness statement to the lawyer in charge of Tess's case but is that she is also "writing" a letter to Tess telling her what has happened since her death. The lawyer forces Beatrice's story to stay on track and in order but the "letter" allows for Bee to go offtrack and give emotion to the story. It is unique in that the plot unfolds beginning in the past as Bee is flying to London. It then takes up in the present tense as Bee is giving her statement, in past tense and in chronological order, which brings the story and the reader up to the present tense again when Bee is at her final day with the lawyer. This may sound confusing but it is a wonder to read. The plot unfolds for the reader as Beatrice gives her statement and writing her letter to Tess. Lupton's writing is so cinematic that almost everything she writes about, even the settings, become characters themselves...the changing faces of Hyde Park, Mr. Wrights bright solicitor's office, St. Anne's Hospital with it's busy maternity ward, and Tess's cold basement flat with the icy steps and miraculous garden. Her writing is so vivid, the reader can feel the changing seasons, the utter despair that Bee and her mother are suffering, the soulbreaking feeling of losing a child, and the cold rainy burial of Tess in the church graveyard.

From there I can only say that Sister is stunning! I will not give any more details. This is a deeply emotional story of heartbreak, a life worth living, and the unique bond between sisters. This is a 5 star must read! ...more

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Sep 06, 2017 Susan rated it liked it

Shelves: mystery, author-debut

I enjoyed this, but not as much as I had thought I would based on its description and other people's reviews. Protagonist Beatrice doesn't accept the verdict that her sister Tess's death was a suicide and is determined to find out what really happened, in spite of protests from her parents and the police. In the process of trying to do so, she moves into Tess's apartment and, in some ways, sheds her own personality to take on Tess's.

The story is told in the form of letters Beatrice writes to Te ...more

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Jun 09, 2012 Teresa rated it really liked it

Good book, like the different style.

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Dec 06, 2022 Hettie rated it did not like it

Shelves: from-charity-shop, dnf-did-not-finish, tbr-standalone, format-dusty, dusty-rebel-read

This one was not for me.
I did find the writing style really good, much more unique than more straightforward narration.
I just was not really drawn to the characters and at page 50 decided that I had not captured my interest enough to keep reading.

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Sep 04, 2011 Kim rated it really liked it

Shelves: z-first-reads, sisters

I won an advanced reader copy of this book, and because of school commitments, it took a long time for me to finish. I really enjoyed the psychological thriller that took place in England, and kept me guessing until the end. Highly recommend.

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