My Sister and Other Lovers
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My Sister and Other Lovers
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See moreA captivating coming-of-age novel about love, sisterhood, secrets and betrayal
A captivating coming-of-age novel about love, sisterhood, secrets and betrayal
Gorgeous and sad and gripping and moving – Marian Keyes
Brilliant … so vivid you feel like you’re remembering the events yourself – The Times
I am telling everyone about it ... A triumph – Rachel Joyce
A subtle, clever, evocative book – Joanna Quinn, Guardian
I'm stricken with love for this book – Meg Mason
Exposes the sisterly bond – messy, mistake strewn and quietly marvellous – with tender charm – Mail on Sunday
Frank, tender and unequivocal … I loved it – Miranda Cowley Heller
Delicate and profound – about how relationships bind us together and pull us apart – Tracy Chevalier
Spare, moving and beautifully written – Jojo Moyes
The quandary of the younger sister – what to do when it had already been done…
For as long as Lucy can remember, she’s been caught between loyalty to her rootless, idealistic mother and devotion to her fierce and exacting sister, Bea. But as the sisters come of age and embark on their own experiments – in love, drugs, work, motherhood – they find their lives, and their relationships, increasingly in turmoil. Can their love for each other transcend the damages of the past?
Readers love My Sister and Other Lovers
Gorgeously sad ... a beautiful and at times desperately painful voyage into maturity
A beautiful book ... There is so much yearning and wisdom within its pages
One of my very favourite writers ever - as soon as I finished this I thought I want to read it again
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781526686572
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 04 June 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 24.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 220g
Pages: 304
About the Author
Esther Freud is the author of nine previous novels, and her work has been translated into thirteen languages. Her first novel, Hideous Kinky, was made into a film starring Kate Winslet. Freud was selected as one of Granta’s Best Young British Novelists in 1993. Her other novels include The Sea House, Mr Mac and Me and I Couldn’t Love You More. Her first full-length play, Stitchers, was produced in London in 2018; her first book for children, Enchanted Beach, will be published in the summer of 2025. She lives in London.
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