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WHAT: Sister by Rosamund Lupton, library, 2010, 318 pgs
WHO: Tess -- younger sister, artistic, free spirit; Beatrice/Bee -- older sister, more reserved, private, less emotional, trying make the safe choices/low risk, working in NY as account director for ad agency, engaged to Todd. Desipite their differences the sisters are very close. They communicate often via phone, Bee assures this by paying for her sister's phone service. Their bond was made stronger by losing their only brother to Cyst ...more
WHAT: Sister by Rosamund Lupton, library, 2010, 318 pgs
WHO: Tess -- younger sister, artistic, free spirit; Beatrice/Bee -- older sister, more reserved, private, less emotional, trying make the safe choices/low risk, working in NY as account director for ad agency, engaged to Todd. Desipite their differences the sisters are very close. They communicate often via phone, Bee assures this by paying for her sister's phone service. Their bond was made stronger by losing their only brother to Cyst ...more
This was an accomplished debut novel that grabbed me from the first page to the unexpected finish. While the story read like a detective novel, it definitely has a feminine feel as it concentrates on the bond between the sisters, and the other female characters. I enjoyed how the suspense was built around the characters and builds one fact at a time. The author’s skills as a screen writer show as she vividly paints each scene. Many times I felt I was intruding into the intimate life of Beatrice
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An unusually structured thriller told as a letter from the narrator to her missing sister. Plenty of possible suspects for the crime. Quite poignant as regards the relationship between the two sisters. Very cleverly written.
Good mystery about a woman's search for her missing sister. Lupton does a nice job with telling a traditional story in a non-traditional way. I also found the story to be more relevant than standard mystery novels. I really enjoyed this one and would recommend it to my GR buddies.
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dawn chorus: blackbirds, robins, wrens, tawny owls, chaffinches, warblers, then song thrushes
odcisk palca--"fingerprint" (or something close to it) in Polish
This is the kind of book where towards the end, you have to put your hand over the next page, the next paragraph, so your eyes don't wander ahead to pre-satisfy. It's well-constructed, dramatic, potent, and moving, especially if you're in the right space for it. The good twist in the end surprised me. ("I should have had a sister," my mother ...more
odcisk palca--"fingerprint" (or something close to it) in Polish
This is the kind of book where towards the end, you have to put your hand over the next page, the next paragraph, so your eyes don't wander ahead to pre-satisfy. It's well-constructed, dramatic, potent, and moving, especially if you're in the right space for it. The good twist in the end surprised me. ("I should have had a sister," my mother ...more
I am absolutely bowled over by this book! To simply categorize this book as mystery / suspense would be a big mistake. The mystery was intriguing and well done, but the real depth and beauty of the novel come from the relationship between the 2 sisters, Tess and Bee. The family's grieving through the current tragedy is painfully poignant and the narrator's self examination is extraordinary. The character development was brilliant. I cried at more than one point in the novel because I just felt t
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Very skillfully written book, more a character sketch than a mystery though, the mystery surrounding Tess's death adds to the drama.
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Jan 25, 2011
Madeleine
marked it as tbr-longlist
Mar 02, 2011
Kat (A Journey In Reading)
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