Sisterland
  • Published: 1 August 2011
  • ISBN: 9781407097930
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 384

Sisterland

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1 Aug 2011
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15 May 2015
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Hilly's grandmother contracts Alzheimer's disease, and her family is turned upside down by revelations that emerge from her memories of life during the Second World War.

Following the success of The Shell House, Linda Newbery again demonstrates her brilliance at weaving thought-provoking subjects into a wholly satisfying and sensitively drawn novel.

Hilly's German grandmother, HeidiGran, comes to live with her family after she gets Alzheimer's disease; but as her mind becomes more muddled, secrets from her memories of life during the Second World War start to emerge.

Why does HeidiGran keep talking about a girl called Rachel? And why does she make racist remarks about Hilly's friend, Reuben? As Hilly struggles to cope with revelations about her family's past, she encounters racism and prejudice for herself when a friend becomes the victim of a mindless attack. She also falls in love for the first time.

This is a wonderfully evocative novel exploring the recurring prejudices that affect every generation.
  • Published: 1 August 2011
  • ISBN: 9781407097930
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 384
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About the author

Linda Newbery

As a child Linda Newbery was a secret writer, filling exercise books with stories which she hid in her wardrobe. Now she is a published author of over forty books, mainly children's and teenage fiction. She has been shortlisted for many prestigious literary prizes and has won the Costa children's book award.
Linda lives in an Oxfordshire village and enjoys yoga, gardening, walking and the cinema.

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Praise for Sisterland

Any thoughtful teenager would enjoy Linda Newbery's Sisterland

Adele Geras, The Guardian

Ambitious and complex . . . Newbery explores with great sensitivity displacement, alienation, belonging and racism . . .

Books for Keeps

A real page turner with some clever plot twists

TimeOut

This is a powerful and evocative exploration of prejudice across the ages

Booktrusted

This is a deftly written novel bringing together parallel stories exploring prejudice and its effects on the different generations

Juliette Artignan, Teen Titles

Skilful, multi-layered story

Oxford Times

Wonderful . . . You won't want to put it down

South Wales Argus

Any thoughtful teenager would enjoy Linda Newbery's Sisterland

The Guardian

Ambitious and complex . . . Newbery explores with great sensitivity displacement, alienation, belonging and racism . . .

Books for Keeps

A real page turner with some clever plot twists

TimeOut

This is a powerful and evocative exploration of prejudice across the ages

Booktrusted

This is a deftly written novel bringing together parallel stories exploring prejudice and its effects on the different generations

Teen Titles

Skilful, multi-layered story

Oxford Times

Wonderful . . . You won't want to put it down

South Wales Argus
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