Blue Sisters (A Novel)

BOOK SUMMARY

Three estranged siblings return to their family home in New York after their beloved sister's death in this "deeply nuanced and compelling" novel, from the acclaimed author of Cleopatra and Frankenstein. The three Blue sisters are exceptional—and exceptionally different. Avery, the eldest and a recovering heroin addict turned strait-laced lawyer, lives with her wife in London; Bonnie, a former boxer, works as a bouncer in Los Angeles following a devastating defeat; and Lucky, the youngest, models in Paris while trying to outrun her hard-partying ways. They also had a fourth sister, Nicky, whose unexpected death left the family reeling. A year later, as they each navigate grief, addiction, and ambition, they find they must return to New York to stop the sale of the apartment they were raised in.

But coming home is never as easy as it seems. As the sisters reckon with the disappointments of their childhood and the loss of the only person who held them together, they realize that the greatest secrets they've been keeping might not have been from each other, but from themselves.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Coco Mellors grew up in London and New York, where she received her MFA in fiction from New York University. She is the New York Times best-selling author of Cleopatra and Frankenstein and Blue Sisters. Her work has been translated into over twenty languages and is currently being adapted for television. She lives with her husband and son in New York.

PRAISE

"In lush, cozy prose, Mellors guides us into the lives of Avery, Bonnie, and Lucky Blue, reuniting to clean out their childhood apartment in New York City on the first anniversary of their sister Nicky's death. . . . She is . . . able to capture the ferality, stickiness, and beauty of both sisterhood and grief."—The New York Times

"This intricate portrait of a family of sisters is deeply nuanced and compelling, a family drama with intimate psychological portraits within it."—Vogue

"Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors paints a beautiful portrait of grief and the world-shaping bond sisters share."—Real Simple

PRODUCT INFORMATION

Trade Paperback
368 Pages
Fiction 
8 in H | 5.2 in W | 0.8 in T | 0.7 lb