Arts
In this spellbinding and suspenseful debut, a young woman haunted by the past returns home to care for her ailing mother and begins to dig deeper into her sister’s unsolved murder. Sixteen years ago, Sylvie’s sister Persephone never came home. Out too late with the boyfriend she was forbidden to see, Persephone was missing for three days before her body was found—and years later, her murder remains unsolved. In the present day, Sylvie returns home to care for her estranged mother, Annie, as she undergoes treatment for cancer. Prone to unexplained “Dark Days” even before Persephone’s death, Annie’s once-close bond with Sylvie dissolved in the weeks after their loss, making for an uncomfortable reunion all these years later. Worse, Persephone’s former boyfriend, Ben, is now a nurse at the cancer center where Annie is being treated. Sylvie’s always believed Ben was responsible for the murder—but she carries her own guilt about that night, guilt that traps her in the past while the world goes on around her. As she navigates the complicated relationship with her mother, Sylvie begins to uncover the secrets that fill their house—and what really happened the night Persephone died. As it turns out, the truth really will set you free, once you can bear to look at it. The Winter Sister is a mesmerizing portrayal of the complex bond between sisters, between mothers and daughters alike, and forces us to ask ourselves—how well do we really know the people we love most? give it a'listen OH LAWD, WE TALKING SHIT AGAIN, Y'ALL! This episode has it all: cats, oopsie-doodle-incest, Ash going on a rant about how the Cancer Mom (TM) character of the book should just go DIE ALREADY!!!!! and also we ponder if masturbating hotter than fucking (in this case, definitely yes). Mentioned Links Ready for some 90s nostalgia? Here's the video for Tonight, Tonight by The Smashing Pumpkins. For added whimsey, here's Billy Corgan on the cover of the kitty-cat magazine, PAWS Chicago.Megan Collins is her name, being the author of The Winter Sister is her game. Need more info on the myth of Persephone? Here ya go!Compassion fatigue, Ash has it. (Hence her wanting Cancer Mom to die in this story, eek!). Goodreads We'd love to have you join us in opining over on Goodreads. You can find this book over there: The Winter Sister by Megan Collins, and of course join our discussion group here. Spotify Playlist Ash mixes up playlists for our books - here's a sample for this week. You can check out our Spotify profile for like, all of them if you want to see more.