The Sisters
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3.2 • 5 Ratings
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
“A daughter secretly infiltrates an Oregon cult to save her mother in this harrowing tale” from the author of Domestic Secrets (Publishers Weekly).
Twelve years ago, Glory abandoned her two daughters—four-year-old Ruby and baby Aurora—at a fire station, running off to a man who promised love and protection. Though the refuge she hoped for turned out to be a sham, she believes Ruby and Aurora are better off without her. But Glory has since given birth to another daughter, who’s clamoring for a life beyond their close-knit, tightly controlled world.
Sixteen-year-old Ruby loves her adoptive parents, but she hasn’t forgotten Glory. Now that she has her driver’s license, Ruby sets out in search of her birth mother. What she finds is a ramshackle house of castaway women, referred to as “sisters,” ruled over by a charismatic bully who monitors their every move.
Glory would take ten-year-old Luna away in a heartbeat if they had somewhere to go. On good days, the girl is confined to the fenced-in yard; on bad days, she’s sent to the dusty attic as punishment. When Ruby makes contact, Glory seizes on a chance for escape. Ruby is desperate to help, but how much does she owe to family she barely knows—and how can she fix someone else’s life when she has so little power over her own?
Praise for The Sisters
“Thanks to its twisted plot and courageous characters, Noonan’s portrait of the love between a mother and daughter is irresistible.” —Publishers Weekly
“Noonan’s complex novel grips the reader with fully textured characters and page turning suspense. A heart wrenching book you won’t soon forget.” —New York Journal of Books
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A daughter secretly infiltrates an Oregon cult to save her mother in this harrowing tale from Noonan (Domestic Secrets). When mid-20s Glory leaves her two daughters five-year-old Ruby and toddler Aurora at a fire station, she thinks she is making the right choice. To escape poverty, she has turned to the charming Leo, a man known for taking in local destitute women, who demanded she give up the kids. Following his orders, she moves to a secluded house to begin her life as one of "the Sisters," a cult of women manipulated and dominated by Leo. Meanwhile, Ruby is raised by loving adoptive parents, but remains troubled by the woman who gave her and her sister up. Upon turning 16, Ruby sets out to find her mother. What she finds is a house surrounded by rumors and shrouded in secrets; she also discovers that she has a nine-year-old half-sister, Luna. When Ruby is finally able to slip in and speak to Glory, they seize the chance to break free. Told in three sections from Glory, Ruby, and Luna's perspectives, the story takes on nuance as events are reconsidered from different vantage points. Thanks to its twisted plot and courageous characters, Noonan's portrait of the love between a mother and daughter is irresistible.
