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Book SynopsisPatricia Ferguson trained in nursing and midwifery, and her first book,
Family Myths and Legends, won the Betty Trask, David Higham and Somerset Maugham awards.
It So Happens and
Peripheral Vision were both longlisted for the Orange Prize. Her most recent books,
The Midwife's Daughter and
Aren't We Sisters? are published by Penguin. Patricia Ferguson lives in Bristol
Trade ReviewAren't We Sisters? is that rare thing, a novel which is
intelligent, gripping and - quite unexpectedly -
cheering. * The Telegraph *
There is a
real warmth...to the story of how three women from different backgrounds rally round when one of them gets into trouble * Good Housekeeping *
With dialogue and characters that sound authentic for the era, Ferguson has conjured up a
thought-provoking plot * The Lady *
Another page-turner...an
unusual and clever novel. * Red Magazine *
