The Seven Sisters

Maia D’Aplièse and her five sisters gather together at their childhood home – a fabulous, secluded castle situated on the shores of Lake Geneva – having been told that their beloved adoptive father, the elusive billionaire they call Pa Salt, has died.Each of them is handed a tantalising clue to their true heritage – a clue which takes Maia across the world to a crumbling mansion in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil ...Eighty years earlier, in the Belle Époque of Rio, 1927, Izabela Bonifacio’s father has aspirations for his daughter to marry into aristocracy. But Izabela longs for adventure and convinces him to allow her to accompany the family of a renowned architect on a trip to Paris. In the heady, vibrant streets of Montparnasse, she meets ambitious young sculptor Laurent Brouilly and knows at once that her life will never be the same again.

'A brilliant page-turner just soaked in glamour and romance.' -- Daily Mail
'Riley is one of the strongest authors in this genre of historical fiction ... excellent historical detail, heart-wrenching romance, and an engaging mystery.' -- Historical Novel Society

Lucinda Riley was born in Ireland and during her childhood travelled extensively abroad, particularly to the Far East to visit her father.Moving to London she became an actress working in film, theatre and television. Five years ago she designed and built a house on the island of Koh Chang in Thailand, where her father had purchased land many years before. Her passion for history combined with her love of travel, and Thailand in particular, inspired her to write her novel Hothouse Flower, published by Penguin in November 2010.She currently lives in Norfolk and France with her husband and four children. Tuppence Middleton is an English actress who first gained a following for her appearance in the 2009 British horror/comedy Tormented. She has appeared in a number of feature films including The Imitation Game and Jupiter Ascending, as well as in television series Black Mirror and Sense8. In 2010, Middleton was nominated for the London Evening Standard Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer. She narrated The Hit List by Holly Seddon, The Doll Factory by Elizabeth Macneal and The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley, among many others.

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