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The Missing Sister Lucinda Riley. The Sun Sister Lucinda Riley. Noisy Farm Rod Campbell. Review Text Kitty's tangled history and its equally snarled connections to CeCe's origins unravel at a leisurely pace, with much lore about pearl fishing, aboriginal culture, and Australian race relations adding interest.
Review quote Kitty's tangled history and its equally snarled connections to CeCe's origins unravel at a leisurely pace, with much lore about pearl fishing, aboriginal culture, and Australian race relations adding interest. The locations evocative, the descriptions exquisite and the story woven like ribbons through time and history. I was transported to a world of amazement as well as art. Told through a breath-taking panorama of captivating stories, their fates and fortunes are painted on a broad canvas and all created from a vast sweep of the imagination.
Lucinda enthralls and mesmerizes as she weaves the modern and the historical settings together so finely there's not a crack to be found in either the plot or the pacing. About Lucinda Riley Lucinda Riley was born in in Ireland, and after an early career as an actress in film, theatre and television, wrote her first book aged twenty-four.
Her books have been translated into thirty-seven languages and continue to strike an emotional chord with all cultures around the world. The Seven Sisters series specifically has become a global phenomenon, creating its own genre, and there are plans to create a seven-season TV series.
In she received the Dutch Platinum award for sales over , copies for a single novel in one year - an award last won by J K Rowling for Harry Potter. In collaboration with her son Harry Whittaker, she also devised a series of books for children called The Guardian Angels series, based on stories told to her children whenever they were facing a challenging situation.
Harry then wrote the books, and they are now being published internationally. Though she brought up her four children mostly in Norfolk in England, in she fulfilled her dream of buying a remote farmhouse in West Cork, Ireland, which she always felt was her spiritual home, and indeed this was where her last five books were written.
Lucinda was diagnosed with cancer in and died on June 11th , surrounded by her family. Rating details.
Book ratings by Goodreads. Goodreads is the world's largest site for readers with over 50 million reviews. Sometimes it seemed the whole world was in love except for me. I showered, dressed and went downstairs to the lobby to meet Floriano. He arrived fifteen minutes later, looking uncharacteristically harassed.
She went into hospital for a simple operation, returned from it two days later and the wound became infected. Of course we sought immediate medical help and were told it would heal in time. Two weeks later, Andrea was dead of septicaemia. View all 20 comments. Sep 27, Kerri rated it it was amazing. I think I've said this with each consecutive book, but this is my favourite in the series so far! 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.
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 think I've said this with each consecutive book, but this is my favourite in the series so far! 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.
I love stories set in the hot, dusty parts of Australia. It's a place I like to visit via books but have no desire to actually go in real life - I don't think I'd handle the heat, the dust or the flies. I really enjoyed following along as CeCe learned more about her heritage, especially the information I got about Aboriginal art.
I Googled the artists mentioned and the work was incredible, though I'm sure even more impressive in person rather than a phone screen! 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'm starting 'The Moon Sister' now, and I'm really looking forward to learning more about Tiggy, who has intrigued me the most of all the sisters. View 2 comments.
Poignant, enthralling, and exceptionally moving! The Pearl Sister, the fourth instalment in the The Seven Sisters series, is predominantly set in the dusty Australian heat during both the early s and twenty-first century as it delves into the life, ancestors, and heritage of CeCe, the struggling, awkward artist who seems adrift and in desperate need of some inspiration, companionship, and contentment.
The prose is expressive, eloquent, and heartfelt. The characters are complex, genuine, and en Poignant, enthralling, and exceptionally moving! The characters are complex, genuine, and endearing. And the plot is a compelling, heartwarming saga filled with familial drama, introspection, love, loss, grief, determination, passion, and loyalty, as well as an in-depth look at the culture, history, and politics of Australia, including the effects and influence of both the aboriginal people and the pearling industry.
The Pearl Sister is hands down another mesmerizing, superbly written time-slip novel by Riley that continues to highlight her incredible talent and imagination as a masterful researcher and storyteller.
Thank you to NetGalley, especially Atria Books, for providing me with a copy in exchange for an honest review. Jan 29, Umut rated it liked it. Intermittently below me, there were small clusters of twinkling lights indicating human habitation, each light containing a life, a family, a set of friends None of which I felt I had any longer' This book is the 4th book of the seven book series inspired by the ancient myth of the Seven Sisters of Pleiades.
There's a wealthy man whom the girls call Pa who adopts 6 baby girls and names them after the Seven Sisters star galaxy. Maia, the beauty; Ally, the leader; Star, the peacemaker; CeCe, the pragmatist; Tiggy, the nurturer; and Electra, the fireball.
They live in a mansion in Switzerland. They have a Nanny who looked after them all their lives Ma. However, she is missing, and we don't know the reason behind it. One day, Pa dies suddenly of heart attack and leaves different clues to each sister to find their origins.
Each book is a story of one sister trying to find their origins and their adventures while doing that. So, we go back and forth between present day and the past while we learn about their real families. We will have the 7th book tie everything together after reading about the 6 sisters. This book is the adventure of the 4th sister, Cece, to find her heritage. She is one exotic looking young woman, the artist of the family, and in my opinion the most complex of the sisters so far.
She has amber-flecked eyes and skin the colour of dark butterscotch. This gives us clues already that she has a diverse heritage. And eventually, we follow a very interesting story taking place in a land far far away. Cece and Star The Shadow Sister joined the family just after one another, and became inseparable since then. Star, being short of her words, Cece finds herself speaking for both of them. She's very extrovert, and maybe too much at times. But, we discover her vulnerable self behind that strong front, and how she struggles to find her self worth.
I will say as little as possible about where and when the story takes place, as I would love everybody to go through the journey and have their own surprises as I did. I would really recommend you to read as little as possible upfront. I enjoyed in every book to discover where the clues take them, as it's a part of the mystery. In this one particularly, I found the events of the past, very thought provoking and interesting to learn about. The writing is very beautiful, very lyrical as it always is with Lucinda Riley.
Here, it's not the destination, but the journey : So, the length of the books didn't bother me in any of them they are on average pages each! I have only one criticism for the books, since we now are on the 4th book. I love the stories that take in the past and how they bring us to the real family of our sisters.
However, the story line of the past, all follow the same 'lost love' concept because of some unfortunate events. It started to feel like a soap opera. The stories of the girls in the present day are much more diverse and original, different than one another.
I hope we can see the same diversity in the next book for the past as well. I also have some news. Apparently, this series is coming to TV!! I would love to watch it.
The 5th book, which will be Tiggy's story is also coming in Autumn according to Lucinda Riley's page. She was writing it in Scottish Highlands, also researching for it. So, we know a part of the location : Can't wait! CeCe is a young woman who has always felt ill at ease in her surroundings, unable to find a sense of peace or home.
The death of her beloved father Pa Salt sends her into further despair. England no longer feels like home to CeCe so she makes a rash decision to abandon ship and travel to find her family roots in Australia. Making her way to Australia, CeCe diverts her trip down under to stop over in Thailand. On the exotic beaches of Thailand, CeCe falls into the arms of Ace, a man with many secrets. When CeCe finally makes it to Australia, the story of her past unfolds, involving a young woman named Kitty McBride, from Edinburgh, who made the trek to Australia over a century ago.
At the same time, she negotiates new feelings in love, her culture and her aspirations in the art world. Australia, despite its stark contrast to her life in London and upbringing in Switzerland, awakens something special in CeCe, something she will not be able to leave behind.
Every year since Lucinda Riley has introduced her Seven Sisters series, I sit rather impatiently waiting for the next edition to be published. The Pearl Sister is another bulky book, at over pages long, but do not let the breadth of this book intimidate you in any way. I found the pages literally fly away once I settled in comfortably to read this book. I will also mention if you are new to the series you can read these books as standalone novels.
Riley is careful to include plenty of detail and a strong back story, so you never feel out of the loop. Going on her personality traits and flashes of behaviour I have seen in the previous novels of this series, CeCe seemed a little immature for my liking.
I loved her immediate growth and maturity that developed soon after she left England. The sequences in exotic Thailand, took me right back to this perfect holiday retreat, which I have personally visited in the past. Riley presents this setting with plenty of vivid detail.
I liked the inclusion of Ace, the mysterious man who CeCe encounters in Thailand. It added both romance and an extra thread of mystery to the novel. When CeCe arrives in Australia, the past narrative thread soon kicks off. As with all of the previous novels in this series, Riley always balances a contemporary storyline, with a family link to the past.
It is this storyline that is rich in historical detail and romance. I found that the past narrative generally helps to drive present day story forward.
Although I have read a good deal of books set around the pioneering days of Australia and the pearling industry in Broome, I was amazed by the accuracy and detail included in this aspect of the novel. Riley includes the effects of the Stolen Generation and the impact of aboriginal missions, which are still being felt today. All credit is due to Riley and her dedication to her research in this area of her latest novel. 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.
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. Thank you for another monumental novel in the Seven Sisters series Lucinda Riley. View all 6 comments. The Pearl Sister by Lucinda Riley was an excellent historical novel, the fourth in a series of books about six young women who had all been adopted as babies and brought up as sisters.
The girls are devastated when their father dies and they all come home for the funeral. They are all given letters written by their father with clues to their natural parents. This fourth book in the series is about CeCe who travels to Australia in search of her family.
Now that I'm reading Star's story in The Shadow Sister, I know that The Pearl Sister is about the artistic, outspoken Ceecee, who at night is tormented by nightmares she doesn't talk about, who makes art but doesn't brag about it, who has dyslexia, and loves Star in a codependent way. I didn't care much for Star's story by the end, so I hope I like this book more. View all 9 comments. Nov 21, Amy rated it liked it. As usual a fast and easy read. I had some issues with the writing and character portrayal For example CeCe didn't know what genocide is???
And who Darwin was?? Being dyslexic doesn't mean you are lacking general knowledge! I always love the tales Lucinda Riley spins so was really fun to read. I don't get what Ace had to do with anything.
I feel like the end of that storyline was a let down. View all 5 comments. Lucinda Riley's novels have always given me that "hygge" feeling and The Pearl Sister is exactly the kind of comfort reading I need on darkening Autumnal evenings.
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