Hardback: Identical twins Kate and Violet are about as unlike as two peas from the same pod can be.
Except in one respect - they share a hidden gift they call 'the Senses', a special kind of intuition that can allow them to see things that are yet to come.
After Kate inadvertently reveals their secret when they are thirteen years old, they are set on diverging paths into their adult lives.
Twenty years later, Kate is a suburban housewife who suppresses her premonitions in the hope of leading a normal family life, while Violet lives alone and works as a psychic medium.
Then one day Violet ignites a media storm by predicting a major earthquake in the St Louis area where they live.
As the day Violet has announced for the earthquake draws nearer, the sisters must grapple with the legacy of the past, the confusion of the present and the unsettling glimpses they both have of the future.
Funny, haunting and thought-provoking, Sisterland is a book about the obligation we have toward others and the responsibility we take for ourselves.
It is also a mesmerizing novel of family and identity, loyalty and deception, and the delicate line between truth and belief.
About the author: Curtis Sittenfeld is the author of the word-of-mouth bestseller American Wife (2008) which was longlisted for the Orange Prize, as was her first novel, Prep (2005), a New York Times bestseller. It was followed by The Man of My Dreams (2006). Sisterland (2013) is her latest book. Her books are translated into twenty-five languages. She is also the author of an e-book called A Regular Couple (2012), available exclusively for Kindle. She is married, with two young children.
Rating: 5/5
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