A Sister in My House

A Novel

By: Linda Olsson

Narrated by: Orlagh Cassidy

From the acclaimed author of Astrid & Veronika, a lyrical novel of two sisters bound together by a tragic moment from their past.

Maria and Emma have not seen each other since their mother’s funeral two years ago. But now, Emma has come to visit Maria at her house in Spain, an unsettling intrusion on Maria’s quiet and solitary life. Over six days in the seaside town, the sisters cautiously recount the years of their separate adult lives. Their walks through the quiet town and evening talks on the terrace reveal almost more than Maria can deal with, until finally, the sisters confront their unspeakable family history.

A Sister in My House is a compelling drama of grief and betrayal, but ultimately it is a story of hope and forgiveness.

Sisters can be complicated

Linda Olsson explores this topic through increasingly revealing conversations between two sisters. Although they begin as relative strangers, by the end of the novel, they are close enough that the reader is left with the hope that their relationship will continue. Their conversations explore the idea that, though they both lived in the same household, their individual experiences varied greatly. Lots of food for thought in this novel.

Dull

It was just a dull book and characters really didn’t develop. Nothing much happened. Only reason I finished it was because it was for book club