Blood Sisters

Blood Sisters is a 2005 book by Barbara and Stephanie Keating. The book follows the lives of three girls through their early lives in Kenya to their later lives, each of which go into different directions.

For other uses of the term Blood Sisters, see Blood sister.
Blood Sisters
First edition
AuthorBarbara Keating
& Stephanie Keating
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherHarvill Press
Publication date
6 October 2005
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages608 pp
ISBN1-84343-275-7
OCLC62760061
Followed byA Durable Fire 

Synopsis

The novel concerns the life stories of three girls: the Irish Sarah Mackay, an Afrikaner Hanna Van der Beer and British Camilla Broughton Smith. The book follows their journey from being brought up in Kenya, until their lives diverge and their hopes and dreams are destroyed, and their bond almost with it.

Publication

Blood Sisters was first published in paperback format in the United Kingdom on 6 October 2005 through Harvill Press.[1] This was followed by an ebook publication in 2006 through Vintage.[2]

The novel has been translated to multiple languages that include German,[3] Turkish,[4] and Italian.[5]

Trilogy

It is the first volume of the Langani Trilogy, followed by A Durable Fire (2007, ISBN 978-0099501695)[6] and In Borrowed Light (2011, ISBN 978-0099520634).

Reception

RTE's reviewer described it as "A fat, juicy, escapist read" which "captures the intoxicating beauty of Kenya and the danger that pulls all three girls back",[7] while a reviewer in the South African Independent Online said "Sentimental nonsense. Stay away."[8]

References
  1. Keating, Barbara (2005). Blood sisters. Stephanie Keating. London: Harvill Secker. ISBN 1-84343-259-5. OCLC 62760061.
  2. Keating, Barbara; Keating, Stephanie (2006). Blood sisters. ISBN 978-1-4464-9656-5. OCLC 967984354.
  3. Catalogue record for "Himmel ...". Worldcat. OCLC 816330141. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  4. Keating, Barbara (2007). Tatlı hayaller. Stephanie Keating (1. baski ed.). Istanbul: Doğan Kitap. ISBN 978-975-293-613-3. OCLC 189864518.
  5. Keating, Barbara; Keating, Stephanie (2006). Il sogno strappato (in Italian). Milano: Sonzogno. ISBN 978-88-454-1355-1. OCLC 799434177.
  6. Holmes, Rachel (2 December 2006). "From Happy Valley to vale of tears". The Times. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  7. McCarthy, Mary (4 January 2006). "Blood Sisters by Barbara and Stephanie Keating". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  8. "Blood Sisters - Barbara and Stephanie Keating". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 18 November 2021.


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