''One of the best novels I''ve ever read about the complexities of mixed heritage''
New Yorker
SELECTED AS A BOOK OF THE SUMMER BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, VULTURE, BOSTON GLOBE, AND BBC
''I really loved this book . . . a novel to sink into''
New York Times
''Superb . . . one of those books you live inside and miss when it''s over''
Isabella Hammad, author of Enter Ghost''A moving appraisal of family, language, and the spiritual developments that accrue over a life''
Raven Leilani, author of Luster''A thoroughly fascinating story about sibling rivalry, loyalty, and love''
Fredrik Backman, author of A Man Called Ove''If you welcome this novel into your mind, it will warm and transform you''
Tess Gunty, author of the Rabbit Hutch''Astonishing . . . every character - every sentence - is startlingly, indubitably alive''
Katie Kitamura, author of Intimacies''His masterpiece . . . life overflows its pages''
Madeleine Thien, author of Do Not Say We Have Nothing
MEET THE MIKKOLA SISTERS: INA, EVELYN, AND ANASTASIA.
Their mother is a Tunisian saleswoman, their father a mysterious Swede who left them when they were young. Ina is tall, serious, a compulsive organizer. Evelyn is dreamy, magnetic, a smooth talker. And Anastasia is moody, chaotic, quick to anger.
Ina meets her future husband when she''s dragged to a New Year''s party by her sisters, only to suffer the ultimate betrayal. Evelyn drifts through life before embarking on a wild career as an actress. And Anastasia runs off to Tunisia, where she falls in love with a woman who, years later, will transform her life.
Following them from afar is Jonas, the son of a Swedish mother and a Tunisian father. His life intersects with the sisters across decades and continents, from Stockholm to Tunis and New York. When Evelyn disappears, it''s Jonas who tracks her down - and helps her to break a curse that has been looming over the Mikkolas for years. But in the process, a shocking revelation changes everything.
Narrated in six parts, each spanning a period ranging from a year to a day to a single minute,
The Sisters is a vivid, epic family saga of the highest order - an addictively entertaining tour de force.
