The Lost Sister: A gripping emotional page turner with a breathtaking twist
‘Refreshing and intriguing … I loved it!’ Tracy Rees, Richard and Judy bestselling author of The Hourglass‘Tracy Buchanan writes moving, gripping, heartbreakingly real family drama.’ Susan Lewis‘Twisty, emotional and far too hard to put down.’ Katie MarshFrom the #1 bestselling author of My Sister’s Secret and No Turning BackFor the first time in your life, she is going to tell you the truth…Then: A trip to the beach tore Becky’s world apart. It was the day her mother Selma met the mysterious man she went on to fall in love with, and leave her husband and child for.Now: It’s been a decade since they last spoke, but Selma has just weeks to live. And she has something important to tell Becky – a secret she been hiding for many years. She had another daughter.With the loss of her mother, Becky aches to find her sister. She knows she cannot move forward in her life without answers, but who can she really trust?An emotionally powerful novel full of twists and family secrets. Perfect for fans of Josephine Cox and Susan Lewis.
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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
Copyright © Tracy Buchanan 2018
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Source ISBN: 9780008264642
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‘A pacy read … A great book to take to the beach!’ Daily Mail
‘An emotionally charged new novel.’ Take a Break
‘Perfect for sisters everywhere, it’s both heartbreaking and uplifting.’ My Weekly
‘An addictive novel that gets under your skin.’ Gill Paul
‘A compelling, page-turning read about secrets in families and the unwitting consequences thereof. I was completely hooked on this story of love, sacrifice and the things people will do to keep the truth from coming out. A sad, powerful and absorbing story.’ Julia Williams
‘It’s such a compelling and emotional read that pulled me in from the very first page – full of intrigue and secrets, a riveting story that I know will stay with me for a very long time.’
Alexandra Brown
‘An ambitious and deeply poignant story that will take you into another world.’ Heat
‘I was left absolutely traumatised in a totally brilliant way … Beautiful, heartbreaking, uplifting … Really worth a read.’ Hello!
‘I could see it playing out like a movie as I was reading … I loved it.’ Novelkicks
What readers say …
‘I was busy but found myself thinking about it when I was supposed to be working. Thank goodness I work for myself or else I would have been fired!’
‘The twists in the book kept me engrossed. I couldn’t put it down. I am going to read the other books by this author.’
‘Had great reviews before purchasing. They were completely correct. I just couldn’t put it away.’
‘One of the best thrillers I have read this year.’
‘What a page-turner this book is, I couldn’t put it down.’
‘This is the first time I have read anything by Tracy Buchanan, it will not be the last.’
‘I was totally hooked on the story from the start. I loved the twists and turns, thrills and mystery in this story.’
‘All the lies and suspense kept me just wanting more, I was sorry when the book finished.’
For Archie. We miss you, boy.
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Read on for an Extract of Tracy Buchanan’s Twisting, Emotional New Novel…
Selma
Kent, UK
18 July 1991
It all started when the boy nearly drowned.
Queensbay was experiencing one of those summer evenings where strangers smile at each other as they pass on the street, everyone in awe that the temperature could be that warm in grey old Britain. Flip-flops and sandals abounded, the slip-slap of soles on the wooden path and the bark of small dogs a familiar reprise. The seafront café was full to bursting, especially the outside area, with children excited at being out so late on a school night, and parents trying to drink wine and smile with friends in between reprimanding hyper and sunburnt toddlers. On the sandy beach, older couples strolled through the shallow water, shoes dangling from their fingertips as their dogs ran in and out of the caves nearby. And beyond it all, the sun as it set, a fierce orange in the sky, fringing people’s heads with fire.
I watched it all through my sunglasses, the gin I’d drunk blurring the edges of my mind, just the way I liked it. The curved sandy bay looked particularly pretty that night, bookended by the café on one side and three towering chalk stacks on the other. People could walk beyond the stacks and there they’d find a secluded bay of caves overlooked by an abandoned hotel … the same hotel I once dreamed of buying. I sighed. Not looking likely now.
