EAN: 9781399753609

Bilder-Quelle: averdo

'One of the best novels I've ever read about the complexities of mixed heritage' New Yorker 'I really loved this book . . . a novel to sink into' New York Times 'Superb . . . one of those books you live inside and miss when it's over' Isabella Hammad author of Enter Ghost 'A moving appraisal of family language and the spiritual developments that accrue over a life' Raven Leilani author of Luster 'A thoroughly fascinating story about sibling rivalry loyalty and love' Fredrik Backman author of A Man Called Ove 'If you welcome this novel into your mind it will warm and transform you' Tess Gunty author of the Rabbit Hutch 'Astonishing . . . every character - every sentence - is startlingly indubitably alive' Katie Kitamura author of Intimacies 'His masterpiece . . . life overflows its pages' Madeleine Thien author of Do Not Say We Have Nothing MEET THE MIKKOLA SISTERS: INA EVELYN AND ANASTASIA. Their mother is a Tunisian saleswoman their father a mysterious Swede who left them when they were young. Ina is tall serious a compulsive organizer. Evelyn is dreamy magnetic a smooth talker. And Anastasia is moody chaotic quick to anger. Ina meets her future husband when she's dragged to a New Year's party by her sisters only to suffer the ultimate betrayal. Evelyn drifts through life before embarking on a wild career as an actress. And Anastasia runs off to Tunisia where she falls in love with a woman who years later will transform her life. Following them from afar is Jonas the son of a Swedish mother and a Tunisian father. His life intersects with the sisters across decades and continents from Stockholm to Tunis and New York. When Evelyn disappears it's Jonas who tracks her down - and helps her to break a curse that has been looming over the Mikkolas for years. But in the process a shocking revelation changes everything. Narrated in six parts each spanning a period ranging from a year to a day to a single minute The Sisters is a vivid epic family saga of the highest order - an addictively entertaining tour de force.

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