The seventh book in Lucinda Riley's Seven Sisters sees the six sisters trying to find out what happened to the seventh sister the Pa Salt never got to find. With a picture of an emerald ring and an idea of who they're looking for, it's a game of cat and mouse as each sister tries to locate and contact the (adoptive) mother of Mary Kate, the young woman who was supposed to be the seventh sister. They along with Mary Kate are looking for answers that brings them to New Zealand, Canada, England, and Ireland.
And much like the previous books in the series, we get to see the life of a character from the past. This time Nuala, a young woman from West Cork, Ireland during the 1920's, where tensions between the Irish and the British are at a high. Nuala meets Philip, a young man who's father has ties to the British side of the conflict and had been through the traumas of war. She is tasked to get whatever information she can while assisting him (she has medical training and he physical trauma including an amputated leg). Along the way, a friendship between the two sparks, but end in tragedy. As well as tensions during Ireland's fight for independence during this timeframe. I enjoyed this section as I am a sap for a good Irish/Ireland based stories, and this section definitely explores an interesting time period in Irish history.
It also explores Merry's past a bit. And while I may have mixed feelings about Merry in the present (of the story), more so towards the beginning, it was interesting to see what her life was like before then. It helped explain why she was so evasive and how she connected to the six sisters. It also helped explain the relationships she had with Nuala, her mentor Ambrose, and Pa Salt.
This was a good addition to the Seven Sisters series, and it's definitely worth a read.
And while I thought this would be the final book in the series, there does appear to be a planned eighth about Pa Salt coming out in 2022. However, it is also worth noting that Lucinda Riley sadly passed away June 11th of this year after battling cancer for a few years. So depending on how far she may have been before her passing may determine when/if this eighth, and probably last, installment will get released.
Adult/Fiction/Historical Fiction
