Sally Hepworth has become a must-read writer for me, and I thoroughly enjoyed the suspense of The Good Sister. I couldn't put it down until I finished it.
Fern is the fraternal twin on the spectrum,
making readers wonder how she could have ever earned a librarian degree as she
has major trouble engaging with people. Rose is the twin who serves as a second
mother to Fern guiding her away from precarious situations. Their own mother is
portrayed in Rose’s diary as a psychopath who constantly puts the twins at
risk.
Rose is also infertile, and when Fern
realizes this, she decides she could become a surrogate mother for her twin.
After all, Rose has kept Fern’s dark, deadly secret about something Fern did
years ago.
Before her plan is fully formed and
executed, Fern becomes involved with Wally, a like soul who understands Fern’s
quirkiness better than others. Not long after they become involved, Fern
becomes pregnant, and the surrogate plan is suddenly in the works. Once again
mothering Fern, Rose helps her decide that her twin should give her the baby to
raise as her own, which was what Fern planned in the first place, unbeknownst
to Rose. How does falling in love with Wally affect Fern’s sisterly devotion?
Having read Sally Hepworth before, readers
will be expecting a twist, and wham! what a twist! Hepworth is the bestselling
author of seven novels include The Mother In Law in 2019. She lives in Melbourne,
Australia, with her family.
My review will be posted on Goodreads
starting February 7, 2021.
I would like to thank St. Martin's Press for
providing me with an ARC in return for an objective review.
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