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The better sister : a novel / Alafair Burke.
Van Pelt Library PS3602.U755 B48 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Burke, Alafair, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Criminal defense lawyers.
- False arrest.
- New York (N.Y.)--Fiction.
- New York (N.Y.).
- National Book Committee.
- New York (State)--New York.
- Sisters--Fiction.
- Sisters.
- Murder--Fiction.
- Murder.
- Family secrets--Fiction.
- Family secrets.
- Man-woman relationships--Fiction.
- Man-woman relationships.
- False arrest--Fiction.
- Criminal defense lawyers--Fiction.
- Domestic fiction.
- Local Subjects:
- New York (State)--New York.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Detective and mystery fiction.
- Thrillers (Fiction)
- Psychological fiction.
- Domestic fiction.
- Suspense fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 311 pages ; 24 cm
- regular print
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2019]
- Summary:
- "When a prominent Manhattan lawyer is murdered, two estranged sisters--one the dead man's widow, the other his ex--must set aside mistrust and old resentments. but can they escape their past? Though Chloe was the younger of the two Taylor sisters, she always seemed to be in charge. She was the honor roll student with big dreams and an even bigger work ethic. Nicky was always restless. and more than a little reckless--the opposite of her ambitious little sister. She floated from job to job and man to man, and stayed close to home in Cleveland. For a while, it seemed like both sisters had found happiness. Chloe earned a scholarship to an Ivy League school and moved to New York City, where she landed a coveted publishing job. Nicky married promising young attorney Adam Macintosh, and gave birth to a baby boy they named Ethan. The Taylor sisters became virtual strangers. Now, more than fifteen years later, their lives are drastically different--and Chloe is married to Adam. When he's murdered by an intruder at the couple's East Hampton beach house, Chloe reluctantly allows her teenaged stepson's biological mother--her estranged sister, Nicky--back into her life. But when the police begin to treat Ethan as a suspect in his father's death, the two sisters are forced to unite. and to confront the truth behind family secrets they have tried to bury in the past"-- Provided by publisher.
- Chloe was the younger Taylor sister, but she always seemed to be in charge. Nicky was always restless. and more than a little reckless, floating from job to job and man to man. Chloe earned a scholarship, moved to New York City, and landed a coveted publishing job. Nicky married promising young attorney Adam Macintosh, and gave birth to a boy they named Ethan. More than fifteen years later, Chloe is married to Adam. When he's murdered by an intruder at the couple's East Hampton beach house, the police begin to treat Ethan as a suspect in his father's death. Chloe and Nicki are forced to unite. and to confront the truth behind family secrets they have tried to bury in the past. -- adapted from jacket
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Miller Fund bookplate.
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Christine Hikawa Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Burke, Alafair. Better sister.
- ISBN:
- 9780062853370
- 0062853376
- 9780062894922
- 0062894927
- 9780062887955
- 0062887955
- 9780571345540
- 0571345549
- OCLC:
- 1077482776
- Publisher Number:
- 99980827307
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