The Ugly Sister

By: Jane Fallon

Narrated by: Joanna Bobin

Brought to you by Penguin.


The bestselling author of Getting Rid of Matthew and My Sweet Revenge tells the story of a woman living in her sister's shadow.

When it comes to genes, life is a lottery . . .

Abi knows that all too well, having spent her life in the shadow of her beautiful, glamorous older sister Cleo.

Headhunted as a model at sixteen, Cleo has been all but lost to Abi for twenty years. So when Abi is invited to spend the summer with her sister's perfect family, she says yes. Maybe Cleo is finally as keen as Abi to regain their childhood closeness?

But Abi is in for a shock. Soon she's left in charge of her two spoilt nieces and her handsome, unhappy brother-in-law. As she moves into her sister's life, a cuckoo in the nest, Abi wrestles with uncomfortable feelings.

Could having beauty, wealth and fame lead to more unhappiness than not having them? Who in the family really is the ugly sister?


Praise for Jane Fallon:

'Intelligent, edgy and witty' Glamour

'Smart, sassy and dark' Heat

'Compulsively readable' Daily Mail


© Jane Fallon 2011 (P) Penguin Audio 2019

Critic reviews

Sassy and brilliantly written

This is brilliant writing with an edge, a thoughtful exploration of the dark side of fame . . . An irresistible read

A triumph of snappy writing, pointed observation and acerbic wit

Praise for Jane Fallon

Chick lit with an edge

Sparkling and unpredictable

You can always rely on Jane Fallon for a well-crafted, dryly-funny, just-one-more-chapter-before-I-turn-out-the-light read

Compulsively readable

Deliciously devious . . . A darkly comic and addictive read

I love Jane Fallon, she's in a category all of her own - her books are great fun and her characters are fabulous, believable women who take no nonsense (Marian Keyes)

easy fun read

I love the relatable story, the characters, tension a d flow; as well as the ending that was not cliché.

Enjoyable but not as good as others & weird ending

Great narration but I found the story flat. Easy to follow, clear and pricise but no highs or lows, nothing overly sad or happy.

2 sisters, one a single mum, the other a vain posh has-been model. Model sister invites other sister to stay with her and her family over the holidays. Relationships are tested, changed, developed but it's all so standard .. no backstory, no 'wow' moments.

I've read and loved many JF books but I'd leave this one to the end of the pile. It is OK & passes the time but not a lot of substance.

And I have no idea why the ending was cut off so abruptly ... the book isnt good enough for a sequal .. dont understand