Sistersong

Critics Review

• A beautiful reimagining of an old British folklore ballad, Sistersong weaves a captivating spell of myth and magic around the reader. Lucy Holland’s lyrical prose and powerful storytelling will lure you into an eerie, intriguing world in which enemies lurk unseen, the threat of betrayal hangs heavy and sisterly loyalties are tested to their limit

  Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne

• Sistersong is a fresh and gripping retelling of an ancient tale. Set in a realistic, gritty world, the nuanced, compelling characters are the heart of this story about family, love, loyalty and identity. I loved it

  John Gwynne

• Rooted in history but shot through with surprises, this takes ancient British myth and gives it a wonderfully fresh twist. The book combines timely themes around our lost connection with nature, the fluidity of identity and the power of claiming your own story with a haunting atmosphere and a rollicking pace. Lucy Holland is a brilliantly assured storyteller

  Molly Flatt

• Astonishing!

  Ellen Kushner

• No cream teas in this West Country fable: feast instead on a gory, gripping and magically mythic tale of love and hatred, loyalty and betrayal

  Daily Mail

• Brilliantly written and full of memorable characters . . . If you like poetic reimaginings of mythology, such as Madeline Miller’s Circe and The Song of Achilles, you need to make sure to pick up Sistersong

  Grimdark Magazine

• A masterpiece of storytelling . . . a beautiful story of the complex and loving relationship between three sisters and how their relationship and strength influenced the lives of those around them

  TheBookBag

• Beautifully written and with a keen eye for historical detail, Sistersong demonstrates the power of these old familiar ballads when they are opened up to new perspectives

  TheFantasyHive

• Sistersong is such a fantastic read . . . complicated sisters, gorgeous creepy magic and a sublime sense of time & place

  Freya Marske

• Sistersong truly reads like a ballad – beautiful and mournful, a melody that sticks in your head. An absolutely stunning book

  Hannah Whitten, author of For the Wolf

• From its opening pages, Sistersong transports you to a time period often overlooked, and spins a tale of family, loyalty, and the triumph of becoming the person you were always meant to be. I was utterly captivated from the beginning to the tragic, bittersweet end

  Genevieve Gornichec, author of The Witch's Heart

• Sistersong is a marvellous tale, gracefully told in language as beautiful as the song that inspired it. It’s a celebration of the power of sisterhood, the strength of earth magic, and the triumph, in the end, of fidelity to both. I fell in love with all three siblings, and I think you will, too!

  Louisa Morgan, author of A Secret History of Witches

• Magical, beautiful, and heartbreaking, Sistersong keeps you turning the pages until the thrilling conclusion, both tragic and triumphant. Lucy Holland is a talent to watch

  Greer Macallister, author of Scorpia

• Narrator Robyn Holdaway’s talent for voicing distinct characters full of personality shines in this audiobook retelling of the English murder ballad “The Twa Sisters.”. . . A truly heartbreaking listening experience.

  AudioFile