The Missing Sister: Lucinda Riley (The Seven Sisters, 7)

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I have really enjoyed this series for the most part and have been looking forward to what I thought was the final book, but unfortunately I was dissatisfied. This was my least favorite of the series so far. We can now confirm that Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt will be published around the world in spring 2023, co-written by Harry Whittaker. Lucinda and Harry worked closely together on The Guardian Angels series for children. Harry writes: ‘Mum has passed on the secrets of the series, and I will keep my promise to her in sharing them with her loyal readers. Rest assured that in spring 2023, the whole world will know just who Pa Salt is and why he adopted the sisters.’ We thank those of you who have allowed us the space to grieve, and those who have donated so generously to Mary’s Meals . – Lucinda’s family Now for the positives. I have loved traveling the world with the sisters and learning about pieces of history as they learned about their past. While I did struggle with the sisters in this one, I enjoyed the historical part with Ireland's political past and their struggle for independence being the focus. Nuala and Philip's time together as well as Father O'Brien and Ambrose were the ones that kept me invested in the story. Dass hier auch dauerhaft nur versucht wird Spannung mit „…das erzähle ich später“ aufzubauen fand ich beim dritten Mal nur noch nervtötend. Eigentlich hätte ich es abbrechen sollen, aber irgendwie habe ich dann teilweise auch wenig aufmerksam zu Ende gehört, während ich so spannende Dinge wie den haushalt erledigt habe. During those four years, Lucinda penned 5 novels, and this week, The Missing Sister is Number 1 in book charts across the world.

The Seven Sisters Series by Lucinda Riley - Goodreads

From the vineyards of New Zealand to the majestic landscape of Ireland, The Missing Sister is the penultimate instalment in the multimillion-selling epic Seven Sisters from Lucinda Riley. A breathtaking story of love and loss, inspired by the mythology of the famous star constellation. I’ve loved the Seven Sisters from the get-go and this latest in the series is just as great as the rest.’ There are more questions raised in this book than were answered. We don't learn anything outside of Mary's childhood and even that story is not completed, because we still don't know her true identity. vond ik dat het erg lang duurde voor je concrete informatie kreeg. Volgens mij rond blz 400 pas? Het hele boek voelde overdreven gerekt aan. Ook merk je als lezer dat er bewust informatie wordt achtergehouden/vaag wordt gehouden, en daar kan ik ook slecht tegen.We now know that there is going to be a book 8. ‘ Atlas – The Story of Pa Salt’. What can you tell us about it and how does it feel to know that this eight-year adventure is coming to an end? Finding family, whether biological or not, is at the heart of ‘ The Missing Sister’ and the Seven Sisters series – have you had experience of non-biological family yourself?

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The Seven Sisters (2014), a story taking Maia D’Aplièse from Lake Geneva to Rio de Janeiro, was followed by The Storm Sister (2015), embracing historical Norwegian figures such as Edvard Grieg and Henrik Ibsen. Then – with settings ranging from the Beatrix Potter-era Lake District, London Edwardian society and the Scottish Highlands, to Thailand, Australia, Spain, South America, New York and Kenya – came The Shadow Sister (2016), The Pearl Sister (2017), The Moon Sister (2018) and The Sun Sister (2019). When Lucinda was five, her father was transferred to Courtaulds in Derby, so the family left Northern Ireland to live in Leicester. Six years later, she appeared on stage as one of the Von Trapp children in a production of The Sound of Music (1976), staged by the city’s rotary club at the De Montfort Hall. Ik heb namelijk een aantal problemen met dit boek. Over de eerdere delen was ik erg enthousiast, dus dit kwam voor mij ook als een verrassing. Furthermore the author has a rather ‘convenient’ way of simply making less sympathetic characters disappear from the plot, so that rather promising storylines come to dissapointing and unfullfilling ends. For example: of seven siblings she makes the one sibling the main character does not get along with emigrate to Canada. End of story. Some weird childhood friend is easily written of to the loony bin in one single paragraph. Loose ends are sloppily written off in my opinion. In South Africa, it was the fastest-selling fiction title in the last five years. In New Zealand it became the biggest launch for a book since the release of Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol in September 2009. In Australia, it shot to No.1 in the overall market. There are now 150,000 copies in print across all markets.It's good that I have a year to calm down after this one to the next book. Hopefully I forget a bit so I go in to it with more hope. Because if I got this far, plowing through seven books, I'll be damned if I give up on it now! Wauw, maar echt wauw. Het liefst zou ik deze review volstoppen met spoilers maar dat zou zonde zijn. Fans van de Zeven Zussen reeks zullen ongetwijfeld niet kunnen wachten om dit boek te lezen en Riley maakt de hoge verwachtingen meer dan waar. Hoewel dit boek net iets anders is opgezet dan de vorige zes boeken, zo wissel je tussen meerdere tijdzones, werd ik vanaf het begin direct meegesleept in het bijzondere en mooie verhaal. Hoewel je denkt te weten hoe een boek kan aflopen nadat je al zes gelijksoortige boeken hebt gelezen, viel mijn mond bijna open aan het eind en heeft Riley het verhaal tot letterlijk het laatste woord verrassend weten te houden. Through the pain and the joy of the journey, I have learnt the most important lesson life can offer, and I am glad of it. The moment is all we have.’ I bought the first book in this series on a whim a few years ago and ended up completely captivated by it, working my way through the rest of the series until I had caught up with what had been published. The last three years have seen the latest book as a Christmas present, a tradition I have come to enjoy. I was saddened to read about her death last year. Her son Harry Whittaker will be writing the last book in the series (I'll link the article at the end of my review). Her note at the end of this book mentioning her plans for the eighth book felt especially sad to read knowing she didn't have time to write it.