The Good Sister
Books | Fiction / Women
3.9
Gillian McAllister
From the author of the Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick Wrong Place, Wrong Time and Just Another Missing Person comes an electrifying novel about the unyielding bond between two sisters, which is severely tested when one of them is accused of the worst imaginable crime. Martha and Becky Blackwater are more than sisters--they're each other's lifelines. When Martha finds herself struggling to balance early motherhood and her growing business, Becky steps in to babysit her niece, Layla, without a second thought, bringing the two women closer than ever. But then the unthinkable happens, and Becky is charged with murder. Nine months later, Becky is on trial and maintains her innocence--and so does Martha. Unable to shake the feeling that her sister couldn't possibly be guilty, Martha sets out to uncover exactly what happened that night, and how things could have gone so wrong. As the trial progresses, fault lines between the sisters begin to show--revealing cracks deep in their relationship and threatening the family each has worked so hard to build. With incredible empathy and resounding emotional heft, The Good Sister is a powerhouse of a novel that will lead readers to question everything they know about motherhood, family, and the price of forgiveness.
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Author
Gillian McAllister
Pages
416
Publisher
Penguin
Published Date
2019-06-11
ISBN
0525539395 9780525539391
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"Courtroom drama. Lengthy, but that adds to the anguish you feel the characters experience. The character’s inner worlds are completely thought out and described. This author excels at stories about family relationships. This would not be a good book for someone who lost a baby. "
Robin Eschliman
"This is my first Gillian McAllister book and for me it was ok. It was a fast, easy read that kept my attention but it lacked something for me. It was predictable and I have to disagree with many reviewers that it wasn't raw or emotional. It was a heartbreaking situation but I never found myself emotional nor heavily invested in any of the characters. For me this would be a beach read."
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Shanna Horn
"3.5 stars. This was my first non-audio Gillian McAllister and I enjoyed her writing. It was a difficult story and I thought she did it justice as far as the emotional turmoil its characters were in, and the drama unfolding . I can’t say I like the twist because it’s one of those that came out of nowhere. I don’t really like a story that misleads you and then throws something in out of left field. I’d like to be able at least to guess at it a little or look back and go “ah yes! Of course.”"
Janelle Burmaster
