Lucy Holland's lyrical prose and powerful storytelling will lure you into an eerie, intriguing world in which enemies lurk unseen, the threat of betrayal hangs heavy and sisterly loyalties are tested to their limit

Sistersong is a powerfully moving story, perfect for readers who loved Naomi Novik’s Uprooted and Katherine Arden’s The Bear and the Nightingale.Ī beautiful reimagining of an old British folklore ballad, Sistersong weaves a captivating spell of myth and magic around the reader. It’s a story that will shape the destiny of Britain. Riva, Keyne and Sinne become entangled in a web of treachery and heartbreak, and must fight to forge their own paths. But fate also brings Tristan, a warrior whose secrets will tear them apart. The siblings discover the power that lies within them and the land. However, change comes on the day ash falls from the sky – bringing Myrdhin, meddler and magician. And Sinne dreams of love, longing for adventure.Īll three fear a life of confinement within the walls of the hold, their people’s last bastion of strength against the invading Saxons. Keyne battles to be seen as the king’s son, although born a daughter. Riva can cure others, but can’t heal her own scars. King Cador’s children inherit a land abandoned by the Romans, torn by warring tribes. 'A beautiful reimagining of an old British folklore ballad, Sistersong weaves a captivating spell of myth and magic' – Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne For fans of Madeline Miller's Circe, Lucy Holland's Sistersong retells the folk ballad ‘The Twa Sisters'. In a magical ancient Britain, bards sing a story of treachery, love and death.

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