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WINTER SISTERS ROBIN OLIVEIRA

★★★★

N 1879 a catastrophic snowstorm devastates the city of Albany; when it finally relents, sisters Emma and Clair are nowhere to be found. The two young girls are presumed dead, either taken by the snow or the discovered, the truth of their harrowing experience leaves Mary even more fired to fight for justice. At the same time Mary’s niece, Elizabeth, who has been studying violin in Paris, uses the disappearance of the sisters as a pretext to return to Albany, but the real reason provides the subplot of this captivating historical novel, which masterfully pulls upon the reader’s heartstrings while telling a beautiful family saga that shows the power and resilience of women.