***The perfect summer read - a life-affirming, heart-warming book*** Seven orphaned sisters run a bakery in 1950s rural Holland. Martha, the oldest, has a daughter from a failed marriage, Emma, and we view the sisters' story through her eyes. As the sisters grow older they all leave the bakery in search of self-fulfillment and a love of their own, only to return disillusioned. None of the men who catch their eye - the married mayor, a 'cowboy' con man, the hunchbacked boy next door - stand the test of time.After years of drudgery the sisters transform the bakery into a successful supermarket, but just when they seem to be finally getting on top of things their father's Belgian widow shows up with her retarded son and tries to claim the store for herself.The House of the Seven Sisters is a remarkable, magical novel about seven mysteriously exotic women who, both independently and as a family, try to come to terms with the past and carve a path for the future.

The House of Seven Sisters

Literature & Fiction

Elle Eggels

Contemporary

Picador

A quirky and heartwarming story of love, family, fate and food, Elle Eggels's The House of the Seven Sisters is the tale of seven mysteriously exotic women who, both independently and as a family, try to come to terms with the past and carve a path for the future. A wonderfully observed novel that casts an enchanting spell, Eggels's debut is marked by a charming combination of passion and humor.When Martha and her six sisters are abandoned by their father following their mother's untimely death, the family bakery becomes the sisters' only means of survival. Martha, the eldest, is forced to lead the household and sacrifice her wants and desires in order to take on the responsibilities of her missing father, a baker by trade. Witnessed through the eyes of Emma, Martha's daughter from a failed marriage, the story follows the seven siblings as they mature and eventually leave the bakery in search of self-fulfillment and love. Each sister, however, will return to the fold, heartbroken and disillusioned after her chosen man -- the married mayor, the "cowboy" con man, the hunchbacked boy next door -- fails to stand the test of time. After years of drudgery the sisters transform the bakery into a bustling supermarket, but just when success seems within reach, turmoil erupts, threatening the happiness and contentment they'd long suffered to achieve. Filled with humor, emotion and wonder, Elle Eggels's The House of the Seven Sisters is a lovely, evocative tale sure to touch every reader's heart.

The House of the Seven Sisters

Ulverscroft Large Print Books Ltd

Het huis van de zeven zusters

Arena

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