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

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A boy is found, moments from death, and taken in by a kindly family. Gentle, precocious, talented, he flourishes in his new home, and the family show him a life he hadn’t dreamed possible. But he refuses to speak a word about who is really is. Kiekvienas žmogus pats atsakingas už savo išgelbėjimą, kad ir kaip būtų pabrėžiama bendruomenės svarba. This is the first book I’ve read by this author and it won’t be my last. This tale takes place in Burma during the 1930s. When Belle Hatton’s father passes away, she finds an old newspaper clipping which will change her life forever. Belle now wants to find out the truth, but will she find the answers she is looking for?

Also with it being a 'heavily researched' historical fiction, and from an esteemed author, I expected the language to be of the times. The story's main focus was the romance and mystery. This mystery was fairly interesting and was much improved by Jeffries' writing. She painted a realistic picture of Burma, the good and the bad. It was this contrast that did well for the story. Būtent tokioje egzotiškoje šalyje ko gero ir man būtų sunku susikaupti ir aš norėčiau eiti laukais... Autorė tikrai sužadina norą ten apsilankyti, paragauti, pasivaikščioti. Skaičiau ir svajojau...Some of the passages were disturbing, particularly those related to the protagonist's mother and her treatment by fellow Brits in Burma. However, this harshness deepened the story. Then, as Lucinda Riley, her career as an author soared. Alongside the Seven Sisters series, she wrote novels such as Hothouse Flower (2010, also titled The Orchid House), The Girl on the Cliff (2011), The Midnight Rose (2013), The Angel Tree (2014) and The Butterfly Room (2019). Her total sales worldwide were 33m. Tad ir labi, ja kāds tomēr šo grāmatu nolemj tev uzdāvināt, jo tas, kas slēpjas grāmatas lappusēs gan šķiet pat ļoti saistošs. You know I could never see you marry another man. You know my feelings for you.” Severus said, so different from the last time they spoke. He had no regrets now, no inhibitions. They almost got themselves expelled.” Lily pointed out and didn’t add about Sirius almost getting Severus killed, “anyway, we are almost there.”

I was gripped, moved and utterly in thrall to this deeply emotional and compelling tale' Kate FurnivallDinah Jefferies settings are always vivid and vibrant and The Missing Sister is no exception. All of my senses and emotions were drawn in and as a ‘visual’ reader, I experienced it all. In fact, there is one particular scene in the Indian quarter in Rangoon that had more of an effect of me than I realised. It was only after I had related a dream to colleagues and friends and I was trying to pinpoint if anything had been going on in my life that I realised the connection! My subconscious had translated it as an experience into my world. Belle’s anguish and fear had become my own … One of my favourite scenes has to be the hot air balloon ride – not just for the things that I saw but the effect it had on Belle. Epiphany.