Sisterland
The striking Sunday Times bestseller
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Transworld Publishers Ltd
Published:1st Jan '14
Should be back in stock very soon
In Sisterland, twin sisters Kate and Violet navigate their contrasting lives, reuniting when a shocking prediction forces them to confront their past and each other.
In Sisterland, identical twins Kate and Violet are as different as can be, each carving out their own unique lives. While Kate has embraced the role of a devoted wife and mother in the suburbs, Violet leads a more flamboyant and unpredictable existence. Their contrasting personalities are further complicated by a shared, hidden gift that they discovered in their youth. When Kate accidentally reveals this secret at the age of thirteen, their lives take separate trajectories, leading to years of estrangement and misunderstanding.
Twenty years later, Violet's life takes a dramatic turn when she makes an audacious prediction of a major earthquake in the St. Louis area. This announcement ignites a media frenzy, thrusting the twins back into the public eye and forcing Kate to confront her complicated feelings about her sister. As the date of the predicted earthquake approaches, Kate grapples with her own insecurities and the strained relationship she has with Violet. The novel explores themes of family, identity, and the complexities of sisterhood, ultimately highlighting the enduring bond that ties them together.
Sisterland is a compelling narrative that masterfully blends psychological insight with the intricacies of familial relationships. As the twins navigate their differences and the challenges presented by Violet’s prediction, readers are taken on a journey of self-discovery, acceptance, and the power of love that persists despite the odds.
A work of psychological genius and has a wonderful twist at the end...a literary pageturner...There's a fizzing, daring originality to Sisterland that draws you in and takes your breath away. * Observer *
Engagingly messy mixture of the comic and the sombre...a beautifully delicate way of describing both familial and conjugal love. * Guardian *
Curtis Sittenfeld has a knack for capturing characters so vividly it's uncanny...brilliantly evokes small-town Eighties adolescence...the gripping denouement is expertly carried out. * Daily Mail *
Wise and empathetic, this is a book with a great sense of humour and an even bigger heart. * Glamour *
Sittenfeld's debut Prep was one of the best novels about adolescence written this century, and it is here, when dealing with the competitve world of teenage girls, that Sittenfeld is at her best in Sisterland...Like Kate Akinson with her recent Life After Life, Sittenfeld is a reliably realistic (if slightly dreamy) novelist who has here tackled a somewhat far-fetched concept outside her normal range and displayed impressive comfort in doing so. * Sunday Times *
Most people I know who have read anything by Curtis sittenfeld would read anything else the woman wrote, me included...Suddenly, trivial details become exquisite insights into class, entitlement, love and your place in the world...Fans will instantly be swept along by Sittenfeld's confident, page-turning writing and sharp eye. * The Times *
A joy to read...[for] Sittenfeld's ability to get under the skin of complicated, contradictory characters, capturing the anxieties, challenges and compromises of everyday life, love and parenthood so that ... you will find yourself nodding at the day-to-day dynamics and thinking, "Yes, that's exactly how it is." * Sunday Express *
Dazzlingly original, this absorbing book, which is at heart about family ties, fizzes with energy and will grip you to the last page. * Sunday Mirror *
Will this be a novel turning on supernatural powers and a natural disaster or something else altogether? Without giving the end away one can say that it is more than anything a wonderful anatomy of family life. * Daily Express *
Engrossing. * Woman & Home *
ISBN: 9780552776592
Dimensions: 198mm x 128mm x 32mm
Weight: 358g
528 pages