Letters from My Sister
A Novel
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4.0 • 4 Ratings
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
Two Sisters. One Single Event. A Family Changed Forever.
At the turn of the twentieth century, sisters Emmy and Callie Bullock are living a privileged life as the only daughters of a wealthy Alabama cotton farmer when their well-ordered household gets turned upside down by the arrival of Lily McGee. Arrestingly beautiful, Lily quickly--and innocently--draws the wrong kind of attention. Meanwhile, Callie meets a man who offers her the freedom to abandon social constraints and discover her truest self.
After Lily has a baby, Callie witnesses something she was never meant to see--or did she? Her memory is a haze, just an image in her mind of Emmy standing on a darkened riverbank and cradling Lily's missing baby girl. Only when the sisters are separated does the truth slowly come to light through their letters--including a revelation that will shape the rest of Callie's life.
Bestselling author Valerie Fraser Luesse weaves a complex and suspenseful tale dripping with intrigue, romance, and Southern charm.
Customer Reviews
A Captivating Southern Tale
Luesse delivers an insightful glimpse of farm and family life in turn of the century Alabama, my home state, so I was intrigued by her storyline, characters and historical perspective depicting the racial tensions and socioeconomic mix of that day without making it the primary theme.
With its strong family bonds and even closer sisters, this story details the hard work, expectations and trials of its members while facing situations and characters who would try to pull this family apart. Secrets, mystery and separation eventually shroud the sisters with questions yet each trusts the other and keeps silent out of a need to protect the other.
The conflict and plot twists Luesse affords her readers are well written and push the pace to find out more. I loved sitting in the middle of history, reading as a fly on the wall and you will, too. These characters are so endearing I would love to visit them again.
This book is suitable for teens and older with no inappropriate intimate scenes and no bad language. I received this book from the author/publisher free of charge, with no expectation of a positive review.