An unforgettable masterpiece from the winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize for Literature.
'Read not more than one of her stories a day, and allow them to work their spell slowly: they are made to last'Guardian
When her father marries his second wife, Chrissy gets a new step sister. Three years older than her, Queenie is beautiful and kind, someone everybody wants to be friends with. Chrissy worships her. But when Queenie runs away at eighteen, their lives quietly diverge.