{"product_id":"sisterland-9780552776592","title":"Sisterland","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBY THE \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e AND \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eRODHAM and AMERICAN WIFE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e''\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eA work of psychological genius'' \u003ci\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e_______________________________-\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIdentical 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. But after Kate inadvertently reveals their secret when they are thirteen years old, their lives are set on diverging paths.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwenty years later Kate, a devoted wife and mother, has settled down in the suburbs to raise her two young  children. Violet  is single, and lives a much more flamboyant and eccentric life. Then one day Violet ignites a media storm by predicting a major earthquake in the St Louis area where they live. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the day Violet has announced for the earthquake draws nearer, Kate must  attempt to repair her fraught relationship with her sister, and to face truths about herself she ha\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA work of psychological genius and has a wonderful twist at the end...a literary pageturner...There's a fizzing, daring originality to Sisterland that draws you in and takes your breath away. * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eEngagingly messy mixture of the comic and the sombre...a beautifully delicate way of describing both familial and conjugal love. * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eCurtis Sittenfeld has a knack for capturing characters so vividly it's uncanny...brilliantly evokes small-town Eighties adolescence...the gripping denouement is expertly carried out. * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eWise and empathetic, this is a book with a great sense of humour and an even bigger heart. * Glamour *\u003cbr\u003eSittenfeld's debut Prep was one of the best novels about adolescence written this century, and it is here, when dealing with the competitve world of teenage girls, that Sittenfeld is at her best in Sisterland...Like Kate Akinson with her recent Life After Life, Sittenfeld is a reliably realistic (if slightly dreamy) novelist  who has here tackled a somewhat far-fetched concept outside her normal range and displayed impressive comfort in doing so. * Sunday Times *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Transworld Publishers Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48735272567127,"sku":"9780552776592","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780552776592.jpg?v=1723810105","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sisterland-9780552776592","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}