Sistersong (Paperback)
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Sistersong (Paperback)

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Paperback 416 Pages
Published: 28/04/2022
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Waterstones Says

Based on the traditional folk ballad The Two Sisters, Holland’s evocative period fantasy finds magical strangers and warring tribes entrap a regal family in Dark Ages Britain.

Betrayal. Magic. Murder. A tale of three siblings and three deadly sins.

In a magical ancient Britain, bards sing a story of treachery, love and death. This is that story.

King Cador's children inherit a land abandoned by the Romans, torn by warring tribes. Riva can cure others, but can't heal her own scars. Keyne battles to be seen as the king's son, although born a daughter. And Sinne dreams of love, longing for adventure.

All three fear a life of confinement within the walls of the hold, their people's last bastion of strength against the invading Saxons. However, change comes on the day ash falls from the sky - bringing Myrdhin, meddler and magician. The siblings discover the power that lies within them and the land. But fate also brings Tristan, a warrior whose secrets will tear them apart.

Riva, Keyne and Sinne become entangled in a web of treachery and heartbreak, and must fight to forge their own paths. It's a story that will shape the destiny of Britain.

Sistersong is a powerfully moving story, perfect for readers who loved Naomi Novik's Uprooted and Katherine Arden's The Bear and the Nightingale.

Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 9781529039054
Number of pages: 416
Weight: 284 g
Dimensions: 196 x 130 x 30 mm


MEDIA REVIEWS

A beautiful reimagining of an old British folklore ballad, Sistersong weaves a captivating spell of myth and magic around the reader. Lucy Holland's lyrical prose and powerful storytelling will lure you into an eerie, intriguing world in which enemies lurk unseen, the threat of betrayal hangs heavy and sisterly loyalties are tested to their limit - Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne

Sistersong is a fresh and gripping retelling of an ancient tale. Set in a realistic, gritty world, the nuanced, compelling characters are the heart of this story about family, love, loyalty and identity. I loved it - John Gwynne

Rooted in history but shot through with surprises, this takes ancient British myth and gives it a wonderfully fresh twist. The book combines timely themes around our lost connection with nature, the fluidity of identity and the power of claiming your own story with a haunting atmosphere and a rollicking pace. Lucy Holland is a brilliantly assured storyteller - Molly Flatt

Astonishing! - Ellen Kushner

No cream teas in this West Country fable: feast instead on a gory, gripping and magically mythic tale of love and hatred, loyalty and betrayal - Daily Mail

Brilliantly written and full of memorable characters . . . If you like poetic reimaginings of mythology, such as Madeline Miller’s Circe and The Song of Achilles, you need to make sure to pick up Sistersong - Grimdark Magazine

A masterpiece of storytelling . . . a beautiful story of the complex and loving relationship between three sisters and how their relationship and strength influenced the lives of those around them - TheBookBag

Beautifully written and with a keen eye for historical detail, Sistersong demonstrates the power of these old familiar ballads when they are opened up to new perspectives - TheFantasyHive

Sistersong is such a fantastic read . . . complicated sisters, gorgeous creepy magic and a sublime sense of time & place - Freya Marske

Sistersong truly reads like a ballad – beautiful and mournful, a melody that sticks in your head. An absolutely stunning book - Hannah Whitten, author of For the Wolf

From its opening pages, Sistersong transports you to a time period often overlooked, and spins a tale of family, loyalty, and the triumph of becoming the person you were always meant to be. I was utterly captivated from the beginning to the tragic, bittersweet end - Genevieve Gornichec, author of The Witch's Heart

Sistersong is a marvellous tale, gracefully told in language as beautiful as the song that inspired it. It's a celebration of the power of sisterhood, the strength of earth magic, and the triumph, in the end, of fidelity to both. I fell in love with all three siblings, and I think you will, too! - Louisa Morgan, author of A Secret History of Witches

Magical, beautiful, and heartbreaking, Sistersong keeps you turning the pages until the thrilling conclusion, both tragic and triumphant. Lucy Holland is a talent to watch - Greer Macallister, author of Scorpia

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“A book with an elusive raw quality( which you find in ballads, myths and fairy tales) which seems to connect directly to the subconscious in the way the best fantasy does.”

This is a tale set in the so called Dark Ages of Britain during the times of a Saxon invasion. It's a land where the boundaries between "reality" and "magic" are fluid, which gives a... More

Hardback edition
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Penelope Bullock

“Fabulous retelling of a folk ballad that leaves you feeling all the feels!”

Absolutely excellent! A brilliant retelling (and reworking) of a folk ballad that is both an historical and fantasy novel that would appeal to lovers of either genres. This book has everything a reader could wan,... More

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“A great story”

While "Sistersong" is a great story with some brilliant writing, it just didn't grab me the way I thought it would. There's a hazy, almost dream-like, feel to this book, where I was hoping, in... More

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