RILEY, LUCINDA
The Sun Sister is the sixth instalment in the multi-million selling epic series, The Seven Sisters, written by the No.1 bestselling author Lucinda Riley 'The Sun Sister is a masterclass in beautiful writing' The Sun To the outside world, Electra DAplièse seems to be the woman with everything: as one of the worlds top models, she is beautiful, rich and famous. Yet beneath the veneer, Electras already tenuous control over her state of mind has been rocked by the death of her father, Pa Salt, the elusive billionaire who adopted his six daughters from across the globe. Struggling to cope, she turns to alcohol and drugs. As those around her fear for her health, Electra receives a letter from a complete stranger who claims to be her grandmother . . . In 1939, Cecily Huntley-Morgan arrives in Kenya from New York to nurse a broken heart. Staying with her godmother, a member of the infamous Happy Valley set, on the shores of beautiful Lake Naivasha, she meets Bill Forsythe, a notorious bachelor and cattle farmer with close connections to the proud Maasai tribe. But after a shocking discovery and with war looming, Cecily has few options. Moving up into the Wanjohi Valley, she is isolated and alone. Until she meets a young woman in the woods and makes her a promise that will change the course of her life for ever. Sweeping from Manhattan to the magnificent wide-open plains of Africa, The Sun Sister is the sixth instalment in Lucinda Rileys multi-million selling epic series, The Seven Sisters. Heart-wrenching, uplifting and utterly enthralling. The Seven Sisters series is Lucinda Riley at the top of her game: a magical storyteller who creates characters we fall in love with and who stay with us long after we finish reading. Dazzlingly good. Lucy Foley, bestselling author of The Hunting Party
Lucinda Riley (1965-2021) fue actriz de cine y teatro durante su juventud y escribió su primer libro a los veinticuatro años. Sus novelas han sido traducidas a treinta y siete idiomas y se han vendido más de cincuenta millones de ejemplares en todo el mundo. La saga Las Siete Hermanas, que cuenta la historia de varias hermanas adoptadas y está inspirada en los mitos en torno a la famosa constelación del mismo nombre, se ha convertido en un fenómeno global y actualmente está en proceso de adaptación por una importante productora de televisión. Sus libros han sido nominados a numerosos galardones, incluido el premio Bancarella, en Italia; el premio Lovely Books, en Alemania, y el Premio a la Novela Romántica del Año, en el Reino Unido. En colaboración con su hijo Harry Whittaker, también creó y escribió una serie de libros infantiles titulada The Guardian Angels.Aunque crio a sus hijos principalmente en Norfolk, Inglaterra, en 2015 Lucinda cumplió su sueño de comprar una remota granja en West Cork, Irlanda, el lugar que siempre consideró su hogar espiritual y donde escribió sus últimos cinco libros.