{"product_id":"the-sisters-by-jonas-hassen-khemiri-9781399753609","title":"The Sisters","description":"\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSELECTED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e AND \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'It's been a while since we were stunned by an ambitious family saga, . . . a real winner'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e, Best Books of the Year So Far\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Epic . . . an apt way to kick of 2026'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eElle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A triumph'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'One of the best novels I've ever read about the complexities of mixed heritage'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'One gawps at its breadth and ambition. It's a transnational tour de force'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Superb . . . one of those books you live inside and miss when it's over'\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIsabella Hammad, author of \u003ci\u003eEnter Ghost\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A moving appraisal of family, language, and the spiritual developments that accrue over a life'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRaven Leilani, author of \u003ci\u003eLuster\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'If you welcome this novel into your mind, it will warm and transform you'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTess Gunty, author of \u003ci\u003ethe Rabbit Hutch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'[His] masterpiece . . . life overflows its pages'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMadeleine Thien, author of \u003ci\u003eDo Not Say We Have Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeet the Mikkola sisters: Ina, Evelyn, and Anastasia. Their mother is a Tunisian saleswoman, their father a mysterious Swede who left them when they were young. Ina is tall, serious, a compulsive organizer. Evelyn is dreamy, magnetic, a smooth talker. And Anastasia is moody, chaotic, a shape-shifting presence, quick to anger.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIna meets her future husband when she's dragged to a New Year's party by her sisters, only to suffer the ultimate betrayal. Evelyn drifts through life before embarking on a wild career as an actress. And Anastasia runs off to Tunisia, where she falls in love with a woman who, years later, will transform her life.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollowing the sisters from afar is Jonas, the son of a Swedish mother and a Tunisian father. Over the course of three decades, his life intersects with the sisters, from a chance encounter in Tunis to the scene of a fighter jet crash in Stockholm. When Evelyn disappears on a trip to New York, Jonas manages to track her down - and helps her to break the curse that has been looming over the Mikkolas for decades. In the process, a shocking revelation changes everything about who they think they are.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNarrated in six parts, each spanning a period ranging from a year to a day to a single minute, \u003ci\u003eThe Sisters \u003c\/i\u003eis a big, vivid family saga of the highest order - an addictively entertaining tour de force.","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47289010684140,"sku":"9781399753609","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9904153482686.jpg?v=1770584511","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-sisters-by-jonas-hassen-khemiri-9781399753609","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}