The Seven Sisters (The Seven Sisters, 1)

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Lange musste ich auf den siebten Band warten, um endlich herauszufinden wer die unbekannte siebte Schwester ist. Nachdem nun neue Hinweise auf die verschwundene Schwester Merope aufgetaucht sind, machen sich die Schwestern gemeinsam auf die Suche und lässt den Leser einmal rund um die Welt reisen. So, despite the sad circumstances, I really enjoyed this first segment in the series. I love family sagas, emotional dilemmas, tragic love affairs, and romance, especially in an exotic location and set in a historical time period- so naturally, this book was a perfect fit for me. I also didn't need to read a whole chunk of the book with the POV from a 5-12 year old, with dito sentences. That was just painful. Following the passing of her adoptive father, Pa Salt, Tiggy D’Aplièse embarks on a life-altering journey. Trusting her instincts, she decides to settle in the remote wilderness of Scotland, where she finds solace in caring for animals on the sprawling Kinnaird estate. There, she encounters the troubled Laird, Charlie Kinnaird, who captivates her with his enigmatic presence. Maia, an astoundingly beautiful interpreter, who translates books for authors is the oldest sister and the first to return to her roots to investigate her beginnings.....and what an excellent story she has.....I truly did not want to put it down.....and the ending......What?!?!?!?.....surprise! surprise!

In the shadow of the magnificent Alhambra, Tiggy discovers her connection to the fabled gypsy community of Sacromonte, who were forced to flee their homes during the civil war, and to ‘La Candela’ – the greatest flamenco dancer of her generation.

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Now for the positives. I have loved traveling the world with the sisters and learning about pieces of history as they learned about their past. While I did struggle with the sisters in this one, I enjoyed the historical part with Ireland's political past and their struggle for independence being the focus. Nuala and Philip's time together as well as Father O'Brien and Ambrose were the ones that kept me invested in the story. Well...well...well....what an enjoyable ride this was. Lucinda Riley managed to keep me fully engrossed in this tale of the oldest sister, Maia. I loved how the clues were managed and, most importantly, that this series will only rely on telling each sister's story separately. Therefore, you really get to know where each one came from, their past and present story. This one focused on Maia and great-grandmother, Bel. How I loved Bel and her destiny. Her story was a pleasure and, also, painful to hear but I loved it nonetheless. Awe...Laurent:) I also loved Lake Geneva, Atlantis, Rio, and Paris. Reading is the only way I can travel these days, & I'm so happy that I got to go to some exotic places! Very well written, great story, loved the characters, the places....well, just about everything! I definitely can't wait to hear the rest of the sisters stories! And, of course, getting to read/reveal all the secrets surrounding them and Pa Salt. In their quest, the sisters delve into a tale that spans nearly a century—a tale of love, resilience, and selflessness. Along the way, they discover the stories of other courageous women who risked everything to bring about transformative change in the world. As they unravel the secrets of their past, the sisters unearth a narrative filled with profound connections and the enduring power of family. Seven Sisters Book Eight: Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt Pa Salt’s story is a disappointment. I had expected more from the man. I mean all he did was receive an enormous inheritance from his granny which turned him into this superrich dude. Not his own hard grafting whatsoever. An what did he do with his time? All he seems to have done is travel all over the globe collecting a score of babies. People seem to hand over babies to this guy like there are no rules for adoption whatsoever. Tearing infant twins apart? No problem. People give up children for adoption like it’s absolutely nothing all over the place. Maia seems to have had no problem with giving up hers. I have been looking forward this 7th book in Lucinda Riley’s Seven Sisters series since the series began with a lot of build up surrounding the mystery behind the ‘missing’ sister. I had high hopes, unfortunately, I’ve ended up very disappointed.

Kodėl buvo didelė paslaptis nuo seserų, kad Advokatas, namų tvarkytoja ir Kristijanas susiją? Ar čia jau toks gyvenimo būdas, slepiam After his death, each of the sisters gets an allowance that allows them to lead a decent life without frills, as well as information about places related to their origin. Maya, who is flying to Brazil, is the first to decide to meet with the past. Its history turns out to be closely intertwined with the history of the country at the beginning of the last century, with the coffee economic boom and the monstrous crisis of overproduction that coincided with the beginning of the Great Depression. And even more closely - with the creation of the statue of Christ the Redeemer, the very thing that is the symbol of Rio and one of the modern wonders of the world. Without revealing all the secrets, I will say that the hands of Jesus were sculpted from the hands of the great-grandmother of the heroine Isabella, most of the novel is dedicated to her.Eighty years earlier, in the Belle Epoque of Rio, 1927, Izabela Bonifacio’s father has aspirations for his daughter to marry into aristocracy. Meanwhile, architect Heitor da Silva Costa is working on a statue, to be called Christ the Redeemer, and will soon travel to Paris to find the right sculptor to complete his vision. Izabela – passionate and longing to see the world – convinces her father to allow her to accompany him and his family to Europe before she is married. There, at Paul Landowski’s studio and in the heady, vibrant cafés of Montparnasse, she meets ambitious young sculptor Laurent Brouilly, and knows at once that her life will never be the same again. There is a lot about the history of Ireland and their struggle for independence from the British, which was interesting. I love history, so I always find that fun to read, and I like learning about other cultures. That being said, that part of the story is not something you couldn't get from other sources, so I wouldn't say it would be worth the read to get that aspect if you are interested in that particular part of history. It DOES include real life events and people, but they are not really central to the story. As Tiggy delves into her heritage, a gifted gypsy bruja becomes her mentor, helping her embrace her innate healing abilities. However, when fate intervenes, Tiggy faces a pivotal choice. Should she remain with her newfound family and the allure of Granada or return to Kinnaird and the enigmatic Charlie. The writting is just a bit off for me. Everything is just made with dialogues without even detailed descriptions of the places nor the feelings of every character. They have been to this island I never heard of near NZ and had no clue how beautiful it is because the writer didnt even focus on writing about it. Every places they hunted Mary down, it felt like they all just passed by just so the plot can say, "they searched the whole world for her".

What can I say? I was so excited for this book to come out and finally have the answers to all the mysteries throughout the series. I have been looking forward to it for months. And now I get to the end of the book and not ONE of my questions was answered and I read that there will be ANOTHER book. I'm always excited to have more reading material, but I feel this was dishonest and extremely poorly handled. If an 8th book is needed to finish the series and tie up all the loose ends, don't advertise the 7th book as the final book. The moment you realize that you can not do it justice with what you have, THAT is the moment to announce that there will be one more, NOT when the reader has already finished what you stated would be the last book. What a disappointment! That's an understatement, actually. It was a huge let down. Not only do we not know who the missing sister's parents are, but we also don't get any answers about other story lines throughout the series. Had I known ahead of time that there was going to be another book, it would have only made me MORE excited, and the end of this one would have just have made me excited about the conclusion. But now I feel duped and let down. There was no reason not to tell fans that there was going to have to be an 8th book. We didn't need to read the whole book to find out it wasn't the end. an outstanding, accomplished, exceptional, carefully constructed and brilliantly plotted story with a wide range of settings that included every sister… there is a reason this series is loved by so many and that’s simply because the overall story told over several volumes is just a complete masterpiece.’ Each book follows the lives of seven adopted D’Aplièse sisters, each named after a star in the Pleiades constellation. The final Seven Sisters book tells the story of their adopted father, Pa Salt.Meanwhile, a century earlier, an independent and headstrong woman named Flora MacNichol makes a vow to never marry. Content and secure in her Lake District home near her idol, Beatrix Potter, Flora’s life takes an unexpected turn when circumstances beyond her control force her to London, where she becomes entangled with Alice Keppel, a prominent figure in Edwardian society. Caught between passionate love and familial obligations, Flora becomes a pawn in a game orchestrated by others. It is only through a mysterious encounter with a gentleman that Flora uncovers the answers she has been seeking all her life. As I travel round the world, following in the footsteps of my factual and fictional female characters to research their stories, I am constantly humbled and awed by the tenacity and courage of the generations of women who came before me. Whether fighting the sexual and racial prejudices of times gone by, losing their loved ones to the devastation of war or disease, or making a new life on the other side of the world, these women paved the way for us to have the freedom of thought and deed that we enjoy today. And so often take for granted. This book was very long, the longest in the series so far, and it didn't really need to be. Mary (Merry) was very irritating, and most of her whining could have been cut down a bit. I can't say that I liked her at all. I did however, love the portions of the book set in Ireland, and I loved learning more about their hardships before independence. The historical parts are always my favourite parts of these books. I’ve been trying to collect my thoughts on this one. For those that are not familiar, author Lucinda Riley sadly passed away in 2021 prior to completing this book which is the final installment of the Seven Sisters series. She had been approached many years before by a production company wanting the film rights to The Seven Sisters and they wanted to know how the story would end, so she had assembled her thoughts into a document and shared them with her son, Harry Whittaker, to complete the book in the event she was unable to.