The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain - Review

Blurb

What if everything you believed turned out to be a lie? Riley MacPherson is returning to her childhood home in North Carolina. A place that holds cherished memories. While clearing out the house she finds a box of old newspaper articles - and a shocking family secret begins to unravel.
Riley has spent her whole life believing that her older sister Lisa died tragically as a teenager. But now she's starting to uncover the truth: her life has been built on a foundation of lies, told by everyone she loved.
Lisa is alive. Alive and living under a new identity. But why exactly was she on the run all those years ago, and what secrets are being kept now?
As Riley tries to separate reality from fiction, her discoveries call into question everything she thought she knew about her family. Can she find the strength inside herself to decide her future?
Incredibly gripping and emotionally powerful, The Silent Sister is perfect for fans of Jodi Picoult and Liane Moriarty.
A companion short story featuring Riley, The Broken String, is available in eBook

My thoughts

At first I thought this isn't my sort of book but I ended up absolutely loving it. Riley MacPherson returns to the family home after her father dies, whilst clearing the house she comes across a box of newspaper articles but what she finds out reading the newspaper articles is about to change the life as she knows it.
This is my first book by Diane Chamberlain. I didn't quite know what to expect (I certainly didn't expect the few swear words in the book!) but the twists and turns along the way kept me gripped. Definitely a recommended read for fans of Jodi Picoult and Amanda Prowse.

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