Book of the Month Club Selection
āA haunting debut: suspenseful, atmospheric, and completely riveting.ā āMegan Miranda, New York Times bestselling author of All the Missing Girls
āI love a good family-driven suspense novel, and this one doesn't disappoint.ā āMarie Claire
In this spellbinding and suspenseful debut, a young woman haunted by the past returns home to care for her ailing mother and begins to dig deeper into her sisterās unsolved murder.
Sixteen years ago, Sylvieās sister Persephone never came home. Out too late with the boyfriend she was forbidden to see, Persephone was missing for three days before her body was foundāand years later, her murder remains unsolved.
In the present day, Sylvie returns home to care for her estranged mother, Annie, as she undergoes treatment for cancer. Prone to unexplained āDark Daysā even before Persephoneās death, Annieās once-close bond with Sylvie dissolved in the weeks after their loss, making for an uncomfortable reunion all these years later. Worse, Persephoneās former boyfriend, Ben, is now a nurse at the cancer center where Annie is being treated. Sylvieās always believed Ben was responsible for the murderābut she carries her own guilt about that night, guilt that traps her in the past while the world goes on around her.
As she navigates the complicated relationship with her mother, Sylvie begins to uncover the secrets that fill their houseāand what really happened the night Persephone died. As it turns out, the truth will set you free, once you can bear to look at it.
The Winter Sister is a mesmerizing portrayal of the complex bond between sisters, between mothers and daughters alike, and forces us to ask ourselvesāhow well do we know the people we love most?