Lucinda Riley was born in 1965 in Ireland and, after an early career as an actress in film, theatre and television, wrote her first novel aged twenty-four. Her books have been translated into forty languages and continue to strike an emotional chord with cultures all around the world. The Seven Sisters series specifically has become a global phenomenon, creating its own genre, and there are plans to create a multi-season TV series. In collaboration with her son Harry Whittaker, she also devised and wrote the Guardian Angels series of books for children. Lucinda was diagnosed with cancer in 2017 and died on 11 June 2021, surrounded by her family.
I was gripped and my heart broke but I fell in love anyway. A glorious story of love and loss. Utterly exquisite -- Emma Cowell, author of <i>The Island Love Song</i> A masterclass in beautiful writing * The Sun on The Sun Sister * Delicious reading * Daily Mail on The Pearl Sister * Captivating, magical * Lancashire Evening Post, on Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt * Heart-wrenching, uplifting and utterly enthralling * Lucy Foley, bestselling author of The Hunting Party, on The Sun Sister *