Sister: The phenomenal Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller

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I needed the next two scenes handed to me on a plate, to see the aftermath and hear what happens to everyone and to get their explanations but, sadly, it’s not to be. Everyone thinks she is insane, but Bea is sure her sister could never have killed willingly, even under the most challenging circumstances. We are conjoined by hundreds of thousands of memories that silt down into you and stop being memories and become a part of who you are.

One point of view is from the injured headmaster in the library with no power to help the trapped students and staff. She slowly develops discernment to defy everyone who gave in to the suicide theory, including her fiancé, mother, police, and Tess’s psychiatrist.

Stunningly accomplished from first page to last, this is the most exciting debut thriller I've read all year.

While Bea always went for safety and security in her life choices, Tess always took the path of an artist, which is open to strangers in need and involves risks in her relationships. Bee may have known a healthy Tess, but someone in the grips of depression no longer has a strong sense of self. Not because it is light and fluffy, quite the opposite, but because it is the kind of book that keeps you up very late at night to finish and it's good to be on vacation and not need to get up for work or to get kids ready for school the next morning.Before he died, it seems, Felix Vodyanov was linked to a passenger ferry that sank in 1994, an even earlier U. Beatrice goes on a journey of self-discovery by moving from her sister’s flat, socializing with the students and artists to at least get clues about what might have happened. The suspense crackles, and the twists come thick and fast, but - more than that – it has a touching poignancy that brings tears to your eyes… Written with the power and panache of a young Daphne du Maurier, it's devastatingly good, and announces the arrival of a truly original talent.

However, Sister stood out to me because it has a beautiful cover and not one you would associated with a crime investigation. I thought that the way it was written - through a letter/conversation with her 'lawyer'/sister - was very different and effective. Tess also saw a psychiatrist, who changed her diagnosis from depression to post-natal psychosis upon her death. As a determined Bee gives her statement to the lead investigator, her story reveals a predator who got away with murder–and an obsession that may cost Bee her own life. The story is narrated in the terrifying scenarios of hope, light, and solidarity as people discover what they’re willing to die for and who they are.

I found a lot to like in this psychological thriller about an ordinary person seeking justice for her murdered sister. I got through this one in an evening or two, and found it by turns touching, humorous and, indeed, surprisingly creepy. from current fiction, thrille ALL GENRE COMMUNITY OF BOOK LOVERS-Perfect for those interested in good books of any genre, film and lively discussion! Very shortly into the story, Tess is found dead apparently by her own hand; however, Bee, knowing her sister so intimately, does not believe this is the case. The plot is very cleverly constructed, drawing you right into the heart of the mystery while simultaneously withholding one vital fact, a fact which will only be revealed at the very end of the novel.

I think Rosamund Lupton did convey Beatrice's grief and loss very well, and I did feel a level of empathy for her. My books are not easy to slot into a particular genre, and you can usually be found under 'contemporary fiction', 'literary fiction', 'political thriller' and 'psychological thriller. For example: "being depressed would be so welcome compared with the pain of bereavement"; "I'd rather feel guilty for the rest of my life than for her to have felt a second's fear" (mother talking about her daughter); "grief is the ultimate unrequited love"; and finally, Bee talking about London which perhaps anyone who has moved away from there original home can understand: "I feel surprised, not just by the pride I feel for my city, but also by the word ‘my’.Some other Goodreads reviewers, I notice, appeared to find this annoying, but I thought it pretty breathtaking, and take my hat off to Lupton's narrative skills. I know I’m a few years behind the times with this one and, in truth, I’d not come across this author before but I was sat in the hairdressers enduring the endless wait for my hair colour to take when I noticed a girl across the waiting area whose hair was a shock of foils sticking out in every direction only she didn’t look anywhere near as bored as me.