The Good Sister

The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth

324 Pages

Publisher: St. Martin’s Press

Release Date: April 13, 2021

Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Suspense, Autism, Mental Health Issues, Family Dynamics

Fern and Rose were sisters growing up with their non-participating mother. She had many boyfriends while they were growing up, but the girls were really on their own. Her last boyfriend, Daniel, had a son, Billy, around the girls age. On a camping trip something terrible happened that would change the course of their lives.

Fern, is a sensitive person. She needs order and doesn’t like loud noises or bright lights. She has a job at the local library. Rose takes a vacation to England to try and patch things up with her last boyfriend. She really wants a baby and that pushed him away. Fern wants to help Rose and decides she will get pregnant for Rose since Rose takes care of her so much of the time. She meets a man that looks like the guy from “Where’s Wally (Waldo in the United States).” He lives in a van and uses the shower facilities at the library. Fern becomes very interested in him because he is sensitive like she is. When she begins spending time with him, Rose becomes upset thinking he is trying to take advantage of Fern.

The book has a good pace, the characters are well developed, and the book is in the first person point of view from two different perspectives. I love Fern. She has no filter and says what she means. Rose is strong but is she really a caring person. This book left me speechless. I never expected the turn of events. I have read other books by this author and this one is as good as all the others. If you like books about family dynamics with a twist here and a turn there, you will enjoy this book.