Her ability to weave stories together, using modern-day and historical settings, is top notch. Lucinda Riley is one of the strongest authors in this genre of historical fiction. Decisions made eighty years before resound even to the current day. Her ties to an aristocratic Portuguese family are soon revealed Maia is launched into a journey to uncover the secrets of her presumed grandmother, Izabela Bonifacio. Her birth is tied to the sultry world of Rio de Janeiro, though it is the crushing reminder of love lost that drives her from her childhood home to confront the past. The protagonist of this installment is the eldest sister, Maia. This novel is the first in a new series about each sister’s path to uncover her history. When he dies suddenly, he leaves behind a clue for each sister, and the past begins to unfold. The Seven Sisters tells the tale of six young women, all adopted by an enigmatic man for mysterious reasons.
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