The Two Sisters
Original title: Les deux sœurs
Synopsis
Published in 11 countries and with 13 literary prizes in France, Cathy Bonidan comes back with a warm-hearted 5th novel.
From as far back as she can remember, Barbara has always put caring for her sister Edwige, who can’t shake her traumatic childhood, ahead of living her own life. Until the day that the two sisters leave their native Normandy to move to Sainte Colombe, a tiny town in the Alps.
Nestled by the mountains, the women get a new lease on life: Edwige, who is warmly welcomed by the townspeople, develops an interest in writing and achieves greater emotional stability. And Barbara soon makes new friends. Feeling supported by their aunt and the larger community, both sisters begin rebuilding their lives. But Edwige’s past still haunts them. Torn between the need to protect her sister and her own desire for independence, Barbara has to make some difficult decisions.
Between two sisters’ unbreakable bonds and the mysteries of a village in the mountains, Cathy Bonidan explores family ties as well as resiliency to adversity and to family secrets with rare insight and in a delightful and intriguing setting.
Marketing Information
- Her first novel won 13 literary prizes: both regional and reader-chosen ones, an authentic success from outside the Parisian literary establishment
- Author’s previous novels have been sold in 11 countries.
- Her most recent novel Où la vie nous conduira (Wherever Life Will Leads Us) sold over 8,500 copies sold in 9 months since publication
- An author in a similar vein to Virginie Grimaldi, Mélissa da Costa and Aurélie Valognes.
