Letters From My Sister

Title: Letters From My Sister

Author: Valerie Fraser Luesse

Publisher: Revell

Genre: Christian Fiction, Historical Fiction

Source: Revell

My Review:

Letters From My Sister is the first book I have read by Valerie Fraser Luesse.

Letters From My Sister takes place in 1911 in Alabama. The story follows two sisters with a tight bond. Emmy is engaged and ready for her happily ever after, while Callie is still looking. I liked both sisters and loved their bond.

There are many threads to this story. At times, they get tangled and a bit muddled, but then they even back out. There is so much to this story, but it is hard to write a review without giving away spoilers. 

I would define Letters From My Sister as a family saga. It has traces of humor, mystery, love, heartache, racial drama, and so much more. It is light on romance, big on family, and deviates from other stories of its kind.

Thank you to Revell and the author for the opportunity to read this book. I was not required to provide a positive review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. 

★★★★/5

Synopsis (Goodreads): 

Two Sisters. One Single Event. A Family Changed Forever.

At the turn of the twentieth century, sisters Emmy and Callie Bullock are living a privileged life as the only daughters of a wealthy Alabama cotton farmer when their well-ordered household gets turned upside down by the arrival of Lily McGee. Arrestingly beautiful, Lily quickly--and innocently--draws the wrong kind of attention. Meanwhile, Callie meets a man who offers her the freedom to abandon social constraints and discover her truest self.

After Lily has a baby, Callie witnesses something she was never meant to see--or did she? Her memory is a haze, just an image in her mind of Emmy standing on a darkened riverbank and cradling Lily's missing baby girl. Only when the sisters are separated does the truth slowly come to light through their letters--including a revelation that will shape the rest of Callie's life.

Bestselling author Valerie Fraser Luesse weaves a complex and suspenseful tale dripping with intrigue, romance, and Southern charm.