Every corner of the world has become a thrilling new adventure with master storyteller Lucinda Riley…Told through a breathtaking panorama of captivating stories, their fates and fortunes are painted on a broad canvas and all created from a vast sweep of the imagination.’ The historical sections feature Kitty McBride, a Scottish clergyman's daughter, who over one hundred years earlier finds herself self in Australia. I loved her and her tragic tale -- and finding out just how she was connected to CeCe. I find this series gets stronger with each book, as I suppose they all build upon each other, and each one reveals a tiny bit more about Pa Salt -- but I mean a tiny bit. He remains as mysterious and almost mythological as ever.

I mentioned this before, but CeCe really annoyed me in the previous three books. However, as I'd hoped, getting her story made me fall in love with her and I might even go as far to say she is now my favourite sister! CeCe's journey was fantastic. There's a section in Thailand, before she heads to Australia to find out her family history.The London banker she meets in Thailand? What was the point of that? That she knows how to make a friend? Following the death of her father, the elusive billionaire Pa Salt – so-called by the six daughters he adopted from around the globe and named after the Seven Sisters star cluster – she finds herself at breaking point. Dropping out of art college, CeCe watches as Star, her beloved sister, distances herself to follow her new love, leaving her completely alone. I want to like this series, because it is SUCH a good idea. The way it is working out though is just awful. Two stars because it was okay enough that I wanted to find out what happened to the characters in the end. Will probably take the next one on holiday next year. *sigh*

Never a truer word was written, and once again it delivered an absolutely outstanding read to add to The Seven Sisters series as a whole. Tiggy is up next later this year in The Moon Sister and from the little glimpse you get of her at the end of this one, I cannot wait too read where the author takes her on her journey of discovery, and who she will meet along the way. I always love how each and every one of the books in this addictive series is able to combine a number of genres in the one unforgettable novel. If you select The Pearl Sister to read, expect a touch of romance, a contemporary storyline, a touch a mystery and a full bodied historical fiction novel. I was enthralled by CeCe’s individual journey and the events that unfolded brought plenty of twists, turns and surprises. When I reached the close of the book, I really did not want it to end, as I know now I have a big wait ahead of me for the next chapter in the series, The Moon Sister. Thankfully, Riley keeps fans of the series happy and morale high with the tantalising sneak peek into the next sister’s story, Tiggy’s quest to uncover her origins. I can’t wait! Thank you for another monumental novel in the Seven Sisters series Lucinda Riley.I'm glad I read 'The Shadow Sister' and 'The Pearl Sister' so close together, because Star and CeCe sort of go hand in hand (though these stories are about then breaking away from each other, growing into two separate people as opposed to a pair). Please, look at this nightmare sentence: "Pulling on her woollen vest and fastening the buttons of her dress across her long, white throat, she scraped her mane of auburn hair off her face and into a coil on the top of her head" (P.83). It reads like the fanfiction I wrote when I was 12. Sure, you need to be descriptive when writing, you need to paint a picture. Not that much though? The book is filled with sentences like this, but less than some of her older works. I also found her use of Australian slang and pidgin English cringeworthy. While I understand pidgin English is absolutely a real thing, the execution in the book was flawed. WHERE IS YOUR EDITOR. I WILL EDIT YOUR BOOKS.

Alongside CeCe’s incredible journey, you are also given the story of Kitty McBride, a Scottish ministers daughter, who leaves the dreary shores for Australia as a Ladies maid in 1906, her story is tied closely to CeCe’s but it’s not until further down the line that you actually link everything together fully, by that point you are literally immersed in the lives of these two very different women. Ah, Lucinda, Lucinda. We meet again, on another tech-free holiday. I tend to take Lucinda Riley books on holidays because they are long, not totally boring, and are devoid of anything intellectual.The lonely wanderer who must find where she belongs – beginning in Scotland 100 years ago, CeCe’s story moves from the beaches of Thailand to the pearling towns and Red Centre of Australia.

I have so far read all the books published in this series except the second one and it's such a wonderful series. I really love how reach book takes one of the sisters through a journey, not only to a faraway country, like Australia in this book, but also a journey into the past.Die Geschichte selbst hat mir von allen 4 Bänden am wenigsten gefallen, was allerdings am Strang in der Gegenwart liegt: