Friday, November 4, 2022

Bad Sisters

Anyone else still reeling from the season finale of Bad Sisters? If you need something to fill the void, try Sally Hepworth’s The Good Sister.

Fern, a librarian, is our protagonist and narrator. When her sister Rose finds out she can’t have a baby, Fern decides to remedy the situation. She does this, in part, because of the guilt she still carries - but doesn’t quite  understand - from a tragic event from their childhood. When Rose’s overbearing personality grates on her, she has this to say:

“Still, the illogical irritation is there. But illogical irritation is something one is allowed to have with one’s sister. I have read enough books about sisters to know that is true.”

But in this particular book, revealing what’s true makes for a stunning plot twist.

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