Sally Hepworth, the author of The Mother-In-Law delivers a knock-out of a novel about the lies that bind two sisters in The Good Sister.
There's only been one time that Rose couldn't stop me from doing the wrong thing and that was a mistake that will haunt me for the rest of my life.
Fern Castle works in her local library. She has dinner with her twin sister Rose three nights a week. And she avoids crowds, bright lights and loud noises as much as possible. Fern has a carefully structured life and disrupting her routine can be...dangerous.
When Rose discovers that she cannot get pregnant, Fern sees her chance to pay her sister back for everything Rose has done for her. Fern can have a baby for Rose. She just needs to find a father. Simple.
Fern's mission will shake the foundations of the life she has carefully built for herself and stir up dark secrets from the past, in this quirky, rich and shocking story of what families keep hidden.
Publisher: Macmillan
Original Binding: Hardcover with dust jacket
Pages: 320 pages
ISBN-10: 1250120950
Item Weight: 1.1 lbs
Dimensions: 6.5 x 1.3 x 9.2 inches
Customer Reviews: 4 out of 5 stars 50,001 + ratings
Praise for Sally Hepworth: "A deliciously entertaining novel about one woman's complicated relationship with her mother-in-law that ends in death. This one is perfect for fans of Big Little Lies." --Good Morning America on The Mother-in-Law
"Sally Hepworth writes characters you love." --Liane Moriarty, bestselling author of Big Little Lies
"Deliciously entertaining, packed with wit and suspense, and also delivers sharp insights about family dynamics and love." --People magazine on The Mother-in-Law
"A masterful depiction of how much is said in the silences...a winner for fans of Liane Moriarty and Megan Abbott." --Booklist on The Mother-in-Law, starred review
"A mesmerizing domestic mystery." --Kirkus on The Mother-in-Law
"This one will keep you guessing until the very end." --Us Weekly on The Mother-in-Law
SALLY HEPWORTH is the USA Today bestselling author of six novels, most recently The Mother-In-Law (2019), which has been optioned for a TV series by actress Amy Poehler's production company PaperKite. Sally's books have been labelled "enchanting" by The Herald Sun, "smart and engaging" by Publishers Weekly, and New York Times bestselling authors Liane Moriarty and Emily Giffin have praised Sally's novels as "women's fiction at its finest" and "totally absorbing". Sally's novels are published in more than 20 territories worldwide. Sally lives in Melbourne, Australia with her husband and three children.
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