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The Good Sister
by Sally Hepworth
“Sisterly relationships are so strange in this way. The way I can be mad at Rose but still want to please her. Be terrified of her and also want to run to her. Hate her and love her, both at the same time. Maybe when it comes to sisters, boundaries are always a little bit blurry. Blurred boundaries, I think, are what sisters do best.”
The Good Sister centered on a relationship between two twin sisters, Fern and Rose. The story incorporated a dual narrative that went back and forth between Fern's experiences and Rose's journal entries. According to Rose, the siblings experienced a difficult childhood due to their allegedly narcissistic and manipulative mother. However, Fern experienced it otherwise. This dysfunctional household situation and the secrets they both share perpetually evoked a feeling of unease as the plot propelled forward. Personally, The Good Sister felt less like a psychological thriller but more of a domestic suspense and family drama due to a lack of chilling atmosphere that psychological thriller commonly possess.
While the revelation was not completely shocking as I started catching the gist beforehand, I did have a great time laughing in response to Hepworth’s subtle humor. What’s more, the heart-warming romance caught me off guard and send my heart fluttering. Also, a bonus point for Sally Hepworth for her soul-stirring exploration on how people with Autistic spectrum and sensory processing disorder function in everyday life through the portrayal of Fern Castle.
Hence, if you’re in the mood for a pretty straightforward domestic suspense that revolves around sisters and family, please consider picking this one up.
So, the question remains: who is the ‘good sister’, and which one of them is the reliable narrator?
The Good Sister centered on a relationship between two twin sisters, Fern and Rose. The story incorporated a dual narrative that went back and forth between Fern's experiences and Rose's journal entries. According to Rose, the siblings experienced a difficult childhood due to their allegedly narcissistic and manipulative mother. However, Fern experienced it otherwise. This dysfunctional household situation and the secrets they both share perpetually evoked a feeling of unease as the plot propelled forward. Personally, The Good Sister felt less like a psychological thriller but more of a domestic suspense and family drama due to a lack of chilling atmosphere that psychological thriller commonly possess.
While the revelation was not completely shocking as I started catching the gist beforehand, I did have a great time laughing in response to Hepworth’s subtle humor. What’s more, the heart-warming romance caught me off guard and send my heart fluttering. Also, a bonus point for Sally Hepworth for her soul-stirring exploration on how people with Autistic spectrum and sensory processing disorder function in everyday life through the portrayal of Fern Castle.
Hence, if you’re in the mood for a pretty straightforward domestic suspense that revolves around sisters and family, please consider picking this one up.
So, the question remains: who is the ‘good sister’, and which one of them is the reliable narrator?