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Sisters and Brothers
- Narrated by: Anna Steen
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
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Publisher's Summary
A poignant novel of heartbreak, adoption and family secrets.
Emma, a nurse and busy mother of three, has always dreamed of having a sister. Michelle, at 46, wonders if it's too late to fall in love and find her birth parents. Sarah, career woman and perfectionist homemaker, struggles to keep up with the Joneses. Bill, 72, feels left behind after the death of his adored wife. Adam can't stop thinking about the father he never had.
These five very different people are all connected but separated by secrets from the past. Sisters and Brothers will both break and warm your heart in a way that only best-selling Australian storyteller Fiona Palmer can.
Critic Reviews
"Her books are tear-jerkers and page-turners." (Sydney Morning Herald)
"Fiona Palmer just keeps getting better." (Rachael Johns)
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- Kindle Customer
- 04-06-2021
delightful!
it kept my interest because of all the many characters. my 'aahh' moment was when Bill lost his speech, but not his understanding...
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- Amanda
- 21-08-2019
heartwarming
loved this story. Heartwarming and a bit of a tearjerker. Didn't want it to end.
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- Scoxy
- 15-09-2019
Family Ties
A beautiful story about love and family
Well written and narrated. A joy to listen.
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- DebManning
- 20-02-2019
Great book
Great Aussie story . but I'm sick of reading books with a half finished end and that's what this book is. Why didn't you finish it with Michelle?
Crap ending
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- Jennifer
- 04-11-2019
stuck with it to the end but it was difficult too
stuck with it to the end but it was a challenge i wouldn't recommend it to friends
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- LDY
- 05-09-2019
Brought tears to my eyes
Touching story.
I smiled and I cried.... not happy about where the story finished😞
Very good narration.j
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- Anonymous User
- 18-08-2019
Raw & emotional
Being a mother who adopted out a child in 1985 & later found him, this book was raw and emotional. It had me captivated with the development of each character and their personalities with such descriptive perfection I could visually bring them to life.
I loved this book 📚 thoroughly recommend it.
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- Kevin
- 06-09-2019
Really good story of stories
Another fantastic Aussie tale of lives turned upside down and colliding. Once again, some humour adds to the enjoyment making some serious and challenging situations lighthearted. Some very resilliant characters here but mostly, I think I want to be a piano tuner !
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- Not happy Jan
- 21-08-2019
Too corny to finish
I only got through an hour of this audiobook as it is so corny and predictable, with one dimensional characters.
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- Ball professor
- 19-09-2019
Couldn’t finish this
Give it a miss. The story of a man that moods to get a big box of condoms. Way to totally unbelievable
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