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From the New York Times bestselling author of My Name Is Mary Sutter comes a rich and compelling historical novel about the disappearance of two young girls after a cataclysmic blizzard, and what happens after their fate is discovered New York, 1879: After an epic snow storm ravages the city of Albany, Dr. Mary Sutter, a former Civil War surgeon, begins a search for two little girls, the daughters of close friends killed by the storm who have vanished without a trace. Mary's mother and niece Elizabeth, who has been studying violin in Paris, return to Albany upon learning of the girls' disappearance - but Elizabeth has another reason for wanting to come home, one she is not willing to reveal. Despite resistance from the community, who believe the girls to be dead, the family persists in their efforts to find the two sisters. When what happened to them is revealed, the uproar that ensues tears apart families, reputations, and even the social fabric of the city, exposing dark secrets about some of the most powerful of its citizens, and putting fragile loves and lives at great risk. Winter Sisters is a propulsive new novel by the New York Times bestselling author of My Name Is Mary Sutter.
About the Author
Robin Oliveira grew up in upstate New York but now calls the Seattle area home. She is a former registered nurse specializing in Critical Care and Bone Marrow Transplant, but now writes fiction and the occasional essay. She holds a B.A. in Russian and studied at the Pushkin Language Institute in Moscow when Russia was still the USSR. In addition to a degree in nursing, she holds an MFA in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She is the New York Times bestselling author of three novels. Her first, My Name is Mary Sutter is an epic novel about medicine and nursing in the Civil War. The second, I Always Loved You, traces the lives of the Impressionists in Paris, France. Her most recent novel, Winter Sisters, explores the disappearance of two little girls during an historic blizzard in Albany, N.Y., touching on the triumph of the human spirit in the most difficult circumstances. Her novels are based on meticulous research. Robin loves to travel, cycle, hike, and most of all, READ!
