A Sister for Margot

Author(s): Emma Clark Lam

Location(s): England, Ibiza

Genre(s): Fiction

Era(s): WW2 and Modern

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In a Portsmouth theatre, with Hitler’s bombs raining down, the actress Maud falls in love with a young naval officer. She dreams however of seeing her name in lights and part of her resists getting embroiled in an affair. But she can’t fight her feelings forever and she eventually falls pregnant out of wedlock.

Forty years later in a Midlands suburb, Margot is on the brink of divorce and depression after losing her sister in a tragic boating accident. Her orphaned niece Ruby is sent to live with her grandfather in Ibiza, and develops a morbid fascination with the past. Rattling the family skeletons will unearth a secret that touches all of their lives.

In this debut novel, Emma Clark Lam writes a compelling family saga that examines the themes of wasted potential, sibling rivalry and romantic love. Three generations of women struggle to find their niche, while challenging the taboos and social conventions of their time. Clark Lam’s forte is her vivid characterization – the three main characters continue to live with you long after you have finished the book. Underpinning the whole story is the cycle of life, with all its associated emotions of loss, grief and renewal.

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