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Sister of Mine
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 17 hrs and 22 mins
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Summary
Winner, 2017 APA Audie Awards - Fiction
When two Union soldiers stumble onto a plantation in northern Georgia on a warm May day in 1864, the last thing they expect is to see the Union flag flying high - or to be greeted by a group of freed slaves and their Jewish mistress. Little do they know that this place has an unusual history.
Twelve years prior, Adelaide Mannheim - daughter of Mordecai, the only Jewish planter in the county - was given her own maid, a young slave named Rachel. The two became friends, and soon they discovered a secret: Mordecai was Rachel's father, too.
As the country moved toward war, Adelaide and Rachel struggled to navigate their newfound sisterhood - from love and resentment to betrayal and, ultimately, forgiveness.
Now, facing these Union soldiers as General Sherman advances nearer, their bond is put to the ultimate test. Will the plantation be spared? Or will everything they've lived for be lost?
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- Tracey
- 20-06-18
Brilliant
A must read. Wonderfully read and will keep you wanting to hear more right to the end.
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- MAGGS
- 09-11-17
Sister of f Mine - Very enjoyable story
Sister of f Mine - Very enjoyable story
I didn’t realise Jews owed slaves
I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
Beautifully narrated
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- Stephanie
- 26-05-17
Stunning
What a fantastic book, beautifully read, it will be top of my list for best reads (listens) of this year, I'm so glad I picked it.
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- Lexas
- 11-01-17
A great book!
From beginning to end, I was twined up in the story. I had never read about Jews owning slaves and this book encouraged me to find out more.
I would recommend this book to anyone interested in this genre.
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- 12-12-23
Beautifully explored intersections
This book explores and beautifully resolves the complex intersections of wealth, war and culture in North Georgia and the southern US states in the mid 1800s. The story is well woven around two sisters. Their father, a shrewd wealthy Jewish landowner, their mothers, the mistress and the slave girl. The story explores all the complex themes of entitlement and servitude and deeply entrenched beliefs about women and land.
Exceptionally performance with engaging and consistent voices of characters. I thoroughly enjoyed the time spent in their company.
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- Anneli
- 18-03-22
Love This book
Very nice story and the narrator was perfect. If you like historical books with a nice feel and happy endings, I would recommend this one.
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- DS in Wetherby
- 04-11-19
excellent
I loved this book. I didn't know much about the abolition of slavery and the American war.
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- Mrs. M Gowen
- 08-10-19
Sister of mine
I really Couldn’t listen to it. The accent got on my nerves. It seemed incredibly boring in the first two chapters
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- Whizzylala
- 22-05-19
Just wonderful.
A brilliantly written story, very compelling and moving as well as educational. Beautifully performed. Highly recommended
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- sunflower
- 11-02-19
Magnificent
What a ‘read’...
Yes, 5 stars for each category well-deserved.
Bahni Turpin the icing on the cake. Her telling/acting of such humanity and horrific inhumanity is magnificent, sheer brilliance.
I recommend it 110%
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