This turn of the century romance and family drama was a book that I couldn’t put down. I have been having trouble focusing on reading lately, but Letters from My Sister (after a few chapters) gripped me in its Old, Deep South charm. The mystery of what Callie couldn’t remember affected her for the rest of her life.

Here’s the Setup

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.

I had never heard of the Sacred Harp singing tradition before, so I found this video of Cork Sacred Harp singing Wayfaring Stranger. It’s beautiful in an old-timey sounding way.

Age Recommendation

I would recommend this for high school and up.

TW: miscarriage

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