It is a great priviledge to welcome you to Books, Life and Everything today for Laurie Petrou's debut novel, Sister of Mine. I also have a great Giveaway to offer you today. Details on how to enter are at the foot of this post.
Steeped in intrigue and suspense, Sister of Mine is a
powerhouse debut; a sharp, disquieting thriller written in stunning, elegant
prose with a devastating twist. Fans of Liane Moriarty’s Big Little Lies and
Shari Lapena’s The Couple Next Door will be utterly absorbed by this
compulsively readable novel.
TWO SISTERS. ONE FIRE. A SECRET THAT WON’T BURN OUT.
The Grayson
sisters are trouble. Everyone in their small town knows it. But no-one can know
of the secret that binds them together.
Hattie is the light. Penny is the darkness. Together, they have balance. But one night
the balance is toppled. A match is struck. A fire is started. A cruel husband
is killed. The potential for a new life flickers in the fire’s embers, but
resentment, guilt, and jealousy suffocate like smoke. Their lives have been
engulfed in flames – will they ever be
able to put them out?
My Thoughts
Claustrophobia mixed with the banal and everyday- these are the elements which I look for in a psychological thriller and you will find them in this novel in spades! The relationship between the two sisters is fascinating as you track their lives and realise that the power balance between the two of them seems to see-saw.
This is a fairly short but concentrated read with you never quite knowing what is going to be revealed. The two sisters hide the truth right to the end and it is a masterly finale. This is a great debut novel which keeps you guessing right to the end.
In short: relationships are stretched beyond breaking point in this psychological thriller.
About the Author
LAURIE PETROU has a PhD in Communication and Culture, and is
an Associate Professor at Ryerson’s RTA School of Media in Toronto, where she
is also the Director of the Masters of Media Production program. She has given
several TEDx talks on subjects including gender and rejection. Laurie was the
inaugural winner of the Half the World Global Literati Award in 2016, a prize
that honours unpublished work featuring female protagonists, for her novel
Sister of Mine. She now lives in a small town in Ontario wine country with her
husband, a wine maker, and their two sons.
Thanks to Laurie Petrou and Anne Cater of Random Things Tours for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.
Check out the rest of the tour!
Giveaway (UK only)
To win a copy of Sister of Mine,
just Follow and Retweet the pinned Tweet at @bookslifethings.
The prize will be three copies of the novel, each one including an
exclusive handwritten 'behind the scenes' note from the author.
Closing Date 24th June
2019.
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responsible for despatch or delivery of the prize.
Thanks for the blog tour support Pam xx
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