Jonas Hassen Khemiri: The Sisters, Kartoniert / Broschiert

Blurb

'One of the best novels I've ever read about the complexities of mixed heritage'
New Yorker
'I really loved this book . . . a novel to sink into'
New York Times
'Superb . . . one of those books you live inside and miss when it's over'Isabella Hammad, author of Enter Ghost

'A moving appraisal of family, language, and the spiritual developments that accrue over a life'
Raven Leilani, author of Luster

'A thoroughly fascinating story about sibling rivalry, loyalty, and love'
Fredrik Backman, author of A Man Called Ove

'If you welcome this novel into your mind, it will warm and transform you'
Tess Gunty, author of the Rabbit Hutch

'Astonishing . . . every character - every sentence - is startlingly, indubitably alive'
Katie Kitamura, author of Intimacies

'His masterpiece . . . life overflows its pages'
Madeleine Thien, author of Do Not Say We Have Nothing
MEET THE MIKKOLA SISTERS: INA, EVELYN, AND ANASTASIA. Their mother is a Tunisian saleswoman, their father a mysterious Swede who left them when they were young. Ina is tall, serious, a compulsive organizer. Evelyn is dreamy, magnetic, a smooth talker. And Anastasia is moody, chaotic, quick to anger.

Ina meets her future husband when she's dragged to a New Year's party by her sisters, only to suffer the ultimate betrayal. Evelyn drifts through life before embarking on a wild career as an actress. And Anastasia runs off to Tunisia, where she falls in love with a woman who, years later, will transform her life.

Following them from afar is Jonas, the son of a Swedish mother and a Tunisian father. His life intersects with the sisters across decades and continents, from Stockholm to Tunis and New York. When Evelyn disappears, it's Jonas who tracks her down - and helps her to break a curse that has been looming over the Mikkolas for years. But in the process, a shocking revelation changes everything.

Narrated in six parts, each spanning a period ranging from a year to a day to a single minute, The Sistersis a vivid, epic family saga of the highest order - an addictively entertaining tour de force.