The Pearl Sister: Book Four (The Seven Sisters 4)

I loved this book and read it very quickly. I loved reading how CeCe found her voice. I’m excited to read the next book. Very interesting series. I’ll be sorry to see it end.

I liked this storyline and characters. I liked that the story takes place in Australia. I didn't know about the Koombana ship sinking right around the same time as Titanic, that was interesting. The author does her research. I'm glad Cece found her own life and started selling her paintings. So far I think I've liked this one as much as the first two books. I will definitely keep reading this series.

The Pearl Sister: Seven Sisters Book 4 is by Lucinda Riley. Lucinda Riley has outdone herself on this book. Her descriptions of Australia bring the heat and humidity right into the room with the reader. The story she uncovers about the pearl merchants and their attitude towards the aborigines is horrific. That there were people like Kitty Mercer who looked at them as people is encouraging. Lucinda’s description of CeCe’s life as a dyslexic is troubling. How many people are going through life like she is, unable to read information brochures, maps, and newspapers, not through lack of education; but by a physical disability. Her book makes you think about things you really haven’t thought of in some time if ever. CeCe’s journey to find herself and her art is fascinating. After Star left for her life with Mouse and Rory, CeCe found herself adrift and somewhat angry. She had protected Star all their lives because Star wouldn’t talk or couldn’t get the right words out. What CeCe hadn’t realized, was how much she had been helped and protected by Star from her dyslexia. She knew she had relied on Star for her school papers and things like that; but to now be completely on her own without Star to interpret, she began to see that she might have been overprotective of Star for her own benefit not Star’s. However, they were both off finding their own lives. CeCe’s was leading her to Thailand and possibly Australia. In Thailand, she had not taken into account the holiday and found herself without a room. She ended up sleeping in a cave on a private beach when she was caught by security guards. They were dragging her out when Ace, a man she had met earlier on the beach, stepped in. He offered her a room in the house he was staying in. She ended up staying with him for a week, sleeping in his spare room and sharing his dinners. They were getting to know each other or as much as he would expose of himself. He kept his story to himself except for his boyhood in Thailand. He was very secretive and careful that no one knew where he was staying. However, a nosy reporter located him and managed to get hold of a picture of Ace and CeCe. Since CeCe had left early that morning after giving Ace a copy of the photos which the security guard had had developed for her, he assumes she had betrayed him. CeCe knew nothing of this until she finally arrived in Australia to find she had been associating with a wanted man. Since there is nothing she can do for Ace, CeCe continues her search for her biological family. Ace had started her journey by reading her a book about Kitty Mercer and she manages to continue the story via a CD of her life. Although her life was interesting, the connection between Kitty and CeCe still alludes her. Can she find out?

I am reading the series in order and this is the 4th book of the series. How they just keep getting better and better, I don’t know. The historical information and the character development literally takes me to these far away places. Amazing writing … I cannot stop reading.

I was very eager to read this book so ordered it from England as it has not yet released in the U.S.. As in all of the novels in the series, this one is about a sister who was adopted as a baby. CeeCee, learns about herself and her birth family along with the reader. Parts of the novel take place in the present while the story of CeeCee's birth family takes place in the past. The parts of the novel join together well. The characters are vivid and their stories well developed. Australia is the setting for much of the novel and the historical background was fascinating; I learned about pearl divers, the fate of children who were sent to orphanages because of being aborigine and Caucasian and about aboriginal art and beliefs. Some suspension of disbelief is required but I was more than willing. If you enjoy historical/present tense novels with a good story in a long book, this one is for you!

I really enjoyed Cece’s story in the series. It’s so diverse with the Thailand and Australia. I loved reading about the history of Australia and learning about places I would like to travel. I would have loved to see a bit more from her in particular and her journey which I will hopefully get in the next few books.

I am so loving the Seven Sister’s series. Just finished The Pearl Sister. I have gone through all of the first four so quickly. I can’t wait for the next one. Hurry! You get great writing, love, mystery, history....I love it! I did not know about Australia and the Pearl industry. That was fascinating to read about. The first book including the building of the Rio statue was also extremely interesting. The story of Edvard Grieg and his music was amazing. I have visited his home in Norway. I could just picture it all while reading Ms. Riley’s story. I have also been to the area in England where Beatrice Potter lived. I am hoping Tiggy’s tales take place in Scotland because we were there two years ago. Like I said can’t wait for book five.

Yes, I bought a used book. But the previous reader did not treat the book well and the spine was broken. I could have spent 1 dollar more to get a new book. It will read but not excited by the quality of book.