My Sister and Other Lovers, Esther Freud
My Sister and Other Lovers, Esther Freud
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My Sister and Other Lovers
A Novel

Author: Esther Freud

Narrator: Esther Freud

Unabridged: 8 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ecco

Published: 08/05/2025

Synopsis

A stirring novel from the author of I Couldn’t Love You More and Hideous Kinky: the story of two sisters who couldn’t be more different and the great love that holds them together throughout a tumultuous youthFor as long as Lucy can remember, she’s been caught between love for her rootless mother and devotion to her fierce and exacting sister, Bea. From their peripatetic childhood to their restless teenage years—hitching through rural Ireland, the move to a communal house—she’s been forced to make a choice between these two very different ways of approaching life.But as the girls come of age and embark on their own experiments—in love, drugs, work, motherhood—Bea is at risk of drifting further and further away. Can their loyalty to each other transcend the damages of a past that feels almost too dangerous to examine?With scalpel-sharp insight, Esther Freud excavates the most intimate relationships of our lives, laying bare the fear and longing, the secrets and mistrust. My Sister and Other Lovers is an irresistible exploration of love, family, and freedom in all its forms.

About Esther Freud

Esther Freud trained as an actresss before writing her first novel, Hideous Kinky, which was short-listed for the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize and made into a film starring Kate Winslet. After publishing her second novel, Peerless Flats, she was chosen as one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists. Her other books include The Sea House, Lucky Break, Mr Mac and Me, and I Couldn’t Love You More.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Giada on March 21, 2025

Some books pull you in effortlessly—this wasn’t one of them for me. I didn’t realize it was a follow-up to Hideous Kinky (which I haven’t read), and maybe that’s why I felt like I was always on the outside looking in. The writing is thoughtful capturing the messiness of sisterhood, love, and fractur......more

Goodreads review by Susan on May 12, 2025

Review to follow one week before publication date. I first read Hideous Kinky in 1992 when it was first published. I loved it! I’ve reread it numerous times since and never tire of it. One of my all time favourites and it introduced me to Esther Freud . I have all her books and so when I saw My Siste......more

Goodreads review by Lauren on September 06, 2025

One of my very favorite writers ever as soon as i finished this i thought i want to read it again. seemed like a continuation of Hideous Kinky the later years. i know its part novel part autobiography. I love to hear about their wild bohemian up bringing ,which was sometimes good sometimes damaging.......more

Goodreads review by Angie on June 14, 2025

Thanks to @eccobooks for the free advanced copy of #MySisterAndOtherLovers for my pool day today. This literary fiction book from the author of Hideous Kinky is not my typical style, but it’s good to get outside of our comfort zones once in awhile. The writing is thoughtful and transparent. It is a......more

Goodreads review by Elisa on July 02, 2025

I’m too much of an introvert to keep up with all those different characters xoxo......more

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