The Sisters
'It's full of life, it's a triumph' - The Times
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SELECTED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES
'It's been a while since we were stunned by an ambitious family saga'
The Times
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION
'One of the best novels I've ever read about the complexities of mixed heritage'
New Yorker
'One gawps at its breadth and ambition'
New York Times
'If you are looking for one to put aside for long winter nights, this is it'
The Gloss
MEET THE MIKKOLA SISTERS: INA, EVELYN, AND ANASTASIA.
Ina is tall, serious, a compulsive organizer. Evelyn is dreamy, magnetic, a smooth talker. And Anastasia is moody, chaotic, quick to anger.
Following them from afar is Jonas. Like the sisters, he's Swedish Tunisian, raised in Stockholm but yearning for so much more. His life intersects with theirs across decades and continents, from Tunis to Berlin and New York. And when Evelyn goes missing, it's Jonas who tracks her down - and helps break the curse that has loomed over the Mikkolas for years.
'One of this summer's most buzzed-about novels'
Financial 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 Audition
'His masterpiece . . . life overflows its pages'
Madeleine Thien, author of Do Not Say We Have Nothing
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Khemiri (The Family Clause) follows three sisters and their childhood friend, a fellow Swedish Tunisian named Jonas, over decades in this wondrous novel. The Mikkola girls' distinct personalities are evident from the opening scene of a Y2K New Year's Eve party: Ina, the eldest at 24, is the responsible one; Evelyn, 21, is a dimpled beauty; and Anastasia, 19, is "the fun sister, the crazy sister, the ‘I have something in my sock, let's sneak into the bathroom and snort it' sister." Their mother, a carpet seller from Tunisia, was abandoned by her Swedish husband, and the girls' fierce devotion to one another is tested as they enter middle age. Ina gets married and has children, while Anastasia, an artist who went off to Tunisia and fell in love with a woman, returns to become a successful advertising executive. Meanwhile, Evelyn drifts until she finds her passion as an actor. Jonas, a writer, grew up next door to the Mikkolas and has nursed an obsession with Evelyn since childhood, one that sustains his deep and concentrated interest in the family. Blending humor and pathos, Khemiri perfectly encapsulates the push and pull of living in two different and sometimes dueling cultures. It's a staggering achievement. Agents: Sarah Chalfant and Jackie Ko, Wylie Agency.
