The Seven Sisters

Written by Lucinda Riley

Narrated by Tuppence Middleton

A sweeping tale of love and loss, the epic saga of the Seven Sisters begins here. From Lucinda Riley, the international number one bestselling author.

Read by Tuppence Middleton (Thirty Days in Paris, The Doll Factory).

Maia D’Aplièse, in her early thirties, gathers together with her five sisters at their childhood home: a fabulous, secluded castle situated on the shores of Lake Geneva. They have been told that their beloved adoptive father, the elusive billionaire they call Pa Salt, has died.

Each of them is handed a tantalising clue to their true heritage – a clue which takes Maia across the world to a crumbling mansion in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil . . .

Eighty years earlier, in the Belle Époque of Rio, 1927, Izabela Bonifacio’s father has aspirations for his daughter to marry into aristocracy. But Izabela longs for adventure, and convinces him to allow her to accompany the family of a renowned architect on a trip to Paris. In the heady, vibrant streets of Montparnasse, she meets ambitious young sculptor Laurent Brouilly, and knows at once that her life will never be the same again.

The Seven Sisters is the first book in the spellbinding Seven Sisters series, inspired by the mythology of the famous star constellation. It is followed by The Storm Sister.

'A brilliant page-turner just soaked in glamour and romance' – Daily Mail

Praise for the Seven Sisters:

'A masterclass in beautiful writing' – The Sun

'Heart-wrenching, uplifting and utterly enthralling' – Lucy Foley, author of The Hunting Party

'A breathtaking adventure' – Lancashire Evening Post

Five-Star Fan Reviews:

'Absolutely incredible'
'Totally addictive'
'Ideal for when you need to escape'

• Language: English
• Publisher: Pan Macmillan
• Release date: Mar 4, 2021
• ISBN: 9781529066661

Lucinda Riley

Lucinda Riley was born in 1965 in Ireland, and after an early career as an actress in film, theatre and television, wrote her first book aged twenty-four. Her books have been translated into thirty-seven languages and continue to strike an emotional chord with all cultures around the world. The Seven Sisters series specifically has become a global phenomenon, creating its own genre, and there are plans to create a seven-season TV series. Her books have been nominated for numerous awards, including the Italian Bancarella prize, The Lovely Books award in Germany, and the Romantic Novel of the Year award. In 2020 she received the Dutch Platinum award for sales over 300,000 copies for a single novel in one year – an award last won by J K Rowling for Harry Potter. In collaboration with her son Harry Whittaker, she also devised a series of books for children called the Guardian Angels series, based on stories told to her children whenever they were facing a challenging situation. Harry then wrote the books, and they are now being published internationally. Though she brought up her four children mostly in Norfolk in England, in 2015 she fulfilled her dream of buying a remote farmhouse in West Cork, Ireland, which she always felt was her spiritual home, and indeed this was where her last five books were written. Lucinda was diagnosed with cancer in 2017 and died on June 11th 2021, surrounded by her family.

Reviews for The Seven Sisters

[Trudie · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Amazing, read the book a few months ago, but really enjoyed the audio

[NatasjavEsveld · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

From beginning to end a very easy read. A woman's quest to find out where she comes from and in turn rediscovers who she is.

[Mich Durnez · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Loved the amazing story telling and discovering maya's spidery along side her!

[wendy dixon · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Absolutely loved it!! Can’t wait to carry on!!! Keeps u on ur seat

[Victoria Edelsbrunner · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A good story. Bit long winded at times but engaging and draws you in. I like this narrator far better than the other one.