My Sister and Other Lovers by Esther Freud

My Sister and Other Lovers by Esther Freud

‘Gorgeous and sad and gripping and moving’ Marian Keyes
‘Brilliant … so vivid you feel like you’re remembering the events yourself’ The Times
‘I am telling everyone about it ... A triumph’ Rachel Joyce
‘A subtle, clever, evocative book’ Joanna Quinn, Guardian
‘I'm stricken with love for this book’ Meg Mason
‘Exposes the sisterly bond – messy, mistake strewn and quietly marvellous – with tender charm’ Mail on Sunday
‘Frank, tender and unequivocal … I loved it’ Miranda Cowley Heller
‘Delicate and profound – about how relationships bind us together and pull us apart’ Tracy Chevalier
‘Spare, moving and beautifully written’ Jojo Moyes

The quandary of the younger sister – what to do when it had already been done…

For as long as Lucy can remember, she’s been caught between loyalty to her rootless, idealistic mother and devotion to her fierce and exacting sister, Bea. But as the sisters come of age and embark on their own experiments – in love, drugs, work, motherhood – they find their lives, and their relationships, increasingly in turmoil. Can their love for each other transcend the damages of the past?

Readers love My Sister and Other Lovers
‘Gorgeously sad ... a beautiful and at times desperately painful voyage into maturity‘
‘A beautiful book ... There is so much yearning and wisdom within its pages‘
‘One of my very favorite writers ever - as soon as I finished this I thought I want to read it again‘

Freud is brilliant at capturing the time in a personal and a global sense … The details are so vivid you feel like you’re remembering the events yourself … it demands and rewards close attention * The Times *
Gorgeous and sad and gripping and moving - brutally honest about our search for love * Marian Keyes *
A novel with the sharp tang of memory … I was swept up into this world of visceral intimacies, the fraught but powerful relationships between the main characters more than gripping enough to carry me along … It’s the relationship between the sisters that lies at the heart of the novel, and Freud teases out its various pressure points with delicate, moving effect … This beguiling story of female experience and family ties is well worth the three-decade wait * Financial Times *

Esther Freud is the author of nine previous novels, and her work has been translated into thirteen languages. Her first novel, Hideous Kinky, was made into a film starring Kate Winslet. Freud was selected as one of Granta’s Best Young British Novelists in 1993. Her other novels include The Sea House, Mr Mac and Me and I Couldn’t Love You More. Her first full-length play, Stitchers, was produced in London in 2018; her first book for children, Enchanted Beach, will be published in the summer of 2025. She lives in London.

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ISBN 13	9781526686572
ISBN 10	1526686570
Title	My Sister and Other Lovers
Author	Esther Freud
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	2026-06-04
Number of pages	288
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