The Sisters
Janet Kay
published 2018 by World Castle Publishing
264 pp
$3.99 ebook
$15.99 paperback
also available in hardcover
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About the Book
Bella and Jimmy, long lost soulmates, rediscover each other
in a chance encounter that forever changes their lives. Jimmy, however, is
already engaged to marry Bella’s sister, Veronica.
Heartbroken, they continue along their destined paths in life, journeys that
flow from the shores of historic Galveston Island on the Gulf of Mexico to the
icy depths of Lake Superior in Duluth, Minnesota. Along the way, life confronts
them with devastating losses – and experiences that defy explanation.
Bella seeks solace through her spirit guide and visits to the other side of
life.
The sisters, torn apart by their love for the same man, spend many years locked
in a cycle that fluctuates between feuding and estrangement. It is only after
Jimmy’s death that they begin to discover secrets buried within a past life
they once shared. Secrets that may help them to unravel this bizarre love
triangle.
Can they find a way to heal, to forgive, and to break free from the karma that
has haunted them for an eternity? Or, is it too late to penetrate the veil
separating the world of the living from the land of the dead?
My Review
The Sisters,
steeped in the occult and spiritism, is a cautionary tale of three souls locked
in a cycle of jealousy, rage, and despair. This lifetime could be their chance
at forgiveness.
Kay’s novels are set in exotic eras of unusual settings,
always painstakingly researched with believable characters experiencing the
reality of their situation. In this story, Bella relives the shock of a soul
lost in the devastation of the 1900 hurricane that shredded Galveston, Texas.
But the gift of Bella’s spirit guide is only the means to show her truths of a
battle that she can ultimately decide to win or lose…again.
Bella and her older sister Veronica are two sides to the
coin of an old-money, well-established family on Galveston island. Bella has
always had a wild side, whereas Veronica has always been a “stuffed shirt,”
concerned with reputation. Bella seems to have inherited all the passion
between the siblings. The story opens at the death of Veronica’s husband Jimmy,
a self-made man chosen for her by her father, but living a double life. Since
girlhood Bella is the sister who accepts the hauntings of her ancestral home
while Veronica pooh-poohs the whole notion…until the death of the girls’ mother
a short two months after Jimmy. While Bella writes her spirit-guided novel in her
cozy little cottage, strange occurrences at the family home send Veronica
looking for answers at the island’s Witchery shop. The sisters meet by chance
downtown when Bella finishes her book, and decide to call a truce. But the
reconciliation is short-lived when Bella simply can’t find a happy place, even
for a moment, whenever Jimmy’s name is invoked. Jimmy isn’t the only soul with
a secret.
Upon accidentally overhearing gossip, Veronica is forced to
look at the truth of her life. She attempts to reconcile with Bella one last
time in a triumphant party to celebrate Bella’s book. Tragedy sends Veronica
over the edge to search for understanding the lies she’s accepted and
reinvented through several lifetimes. But forgiveness can’t be one-sided.
Veronica’s revelation, “That’s the way I’d always handled troubling situations
in my life—locking my emotions away someplace deep down so I wouldn’t have to
deal with them,” shows how these souls have struggled.
Told in first person through four characters, Kay explores
an imaginative idea about choice, justification, reunion, and reincarnation.
“We decide what’s right and wrong,” declares a spirit on the other side. Those
who like ghosts and the occult will find a lot to think about in this tale of
love and loss.
About the Author
Janet Kay lives and writes on a lake in the woods of Northwest
Wisconsin. Drawn to nature since she was a child, she sees it as a source of
renewal, reflection and connection with something greater than oneself. She has
previously published two novels, Waters of
the Dancing Sky and Amelia 1868.
Her work can best be described as a blend of paranormal, historical, fantasy,
romance, spiritual and visionary fiction. Janet Kay’s lifelong passions include
creative writing, travel, photography and spending time with family and
friends. She frequently combines these interests as she explores new and
exciting destinations to set her novels.
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