With many thanks to Thorne Moore
Judith Barrow is a mistress of dissecting the triumphs and misfortunes of families confronted with crime, disgrace and tragedy. In Sisters, her latest novel, she is at her brilliant best.
The Marsden family of Micklethwaite are doing okay; Eric and Eve, their two teenage daughters Angie and Mandy, and the baby Robert. There are the usual stresses and strains, the usual sibling rivalry, but nothing out of the ordinary. Then tragedy strikes, enough to damage any family, but when it’s exacerbated by lies and guilt, it seems the damage is fatal.
Resentful and hurting, Mandy goes to live with her aunt and uncle, Barb and Chris, in faraway Ponthallen (Wales is often shown as a place of refuge in Judith Barrow’s books). Mandy has a new life, new friends, even a new name, Lisa, anything to start afresh, but she can’t forget or forgive her sister. It’s no easier…
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Celebrating your every success, Judith!
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Annette, you are so lovely and generous. Thank you. x
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Oh, that’s lovely, Annette. Thank you so much. xx
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On my way to read the review!
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Thank you so much, Liz. x
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You’re welcome, Judith.
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It’s a terrific review of a terrific book. Judith’s writing never disappoints and Sisters is right up there with the best of them. ❤
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Thank you so much, Alex. I always try to read between the lines of reviews, in an effort to improve my writing. But reviews like this make my spirits soar. x
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many congrats!!! you are my inspiration 🙂 am always pleased if you’d like to contribute guest blog post about your latest writing
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Ah, thank you for your good wishes, da-Al. And you’re very generous, I would love to write a guest blog post. I so appreciate the offer.x
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wonderful! in case you need to review, here’s the link for general guidelines: https://wp.me/p6OZAy-1eQ
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Thank you xx
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