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‘The author builds a great atmosphere of tension as the truth slowly, horrifyingly, comes into focus.’ Sunday Telegraph
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Gripping psychological suspense, perfect for fans of Nicci French.
Married. One child. A career: Lydia has her life in perfect order – if only everyone else around her could be as organised as she is. Her unmarried twin sister Elisa is still struggling to find what she wants to do. And her colleagues at the school where she teaches often fail to reach her high standards.
But one day, it all falls apart from Lydia. When she is threatened by one of her pupils, her sister is the first person she turns to. But Elisa is powerless to stop the campaign of intimidation that follows. How far will it go? Or is someone else taking advantage of the situation? And what is Elisa’s part in all of this? Twins are close. Aren’t they.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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This is the Dutch author's second novel to be translated into English,
and is an intelligent,captivating,topical psychological thriller that
fully confirms her initial promise.
Lydia is a busy teacher in a difficult school in Rotterdam with many
immigrants.When she is threatened with a knife by one of her pupils,
and subsequently stalked,the certainties in her life begin to dissolve,
as she fears for her safety.
The tale is narrated alternatively by Lydia and her twin sister,Elisa,
and the fact that the narration alternates between the present and the
past,skillfully serves to heighten the tension.
Shadow Sister is a clever highly readable thriller by a writer at one
with her craft.
and is an intelligent,captivating,topical psychological thriller that
fully confirms her initial promise.
Lydia is a busy teacher in a difficult school in Rotterdam with many
immigrants.When she is threatened with a knife by one of her pupils,
and subsequently stalked,the certainties in her life begin to dissolve,
as she fears for her safety.
The tale is narrated alternatively by Lydia and her twin sister,Elisa,
and the fact that the narration alternates between the present and the
past,skillfully serves to heighten the tension.
Shadow Sister is a clever highly readable thriller by a writer at one
with her craft.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Despite centring around a murder, this fantastic page-turner by Dutch author Simone van der Vlugt is more of a psychological thriller than a traditional murder mystery or detective tale.
It focuses on the relationship between twin sisters Lydia and Elisa, and the people that surround them. Written in the first person, shifting perspectives between the two sisters, it's soon apparent how different they are, despite being identical twins. Lydia is a glamorous, career-minded teacher, mother and wife who works at a challenging school in Rotterdam, while Elisa is a professional photographer with a less polished appearance and a less successful track record when it comes to men.
It's Lydia, however, who runs into trouble when Bilal, one of her tough, male students, threatens her with a knife. When she is murdered soon afterwards, Bilal is the obvious suspect, but with sister Elisa's narrative the reader is taken on an exciting journey to discover if he was really the culprit. I gulped down this book in just a few evenings, and really enjoyed it. Highly recommended.
It focuses on the relationship between twin sisters Lydia and Elisa, and the people that surround them. Written in the first person, shifting perspectives between the two sisters, it's soon apparent how different they are, despite being identical twins. Lydia is a glamorous, career-minded teacher, mother and wife who works at a challenging school in Rotterdam, while Elisa is a professional photographer with a less polished appearance and a less successful track record when it comes to men.
It's Lydia, however, who runs into trouble when Bilal, one of her tough, male students, threatens her with a knife. When she is murdered soon afterwards, Bilal is the obvious suspect, but with sister Elisa's narrative the reader is taken on an exciting journey to discover if he was really the culprit. I gulped down this book in just a few evenings, and really enjoyed it. Highly recommended.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a very cleverly written book, I love the way the story was told by alternating twin sisters, one in the present, one in the past. Lydia is a teacher with a seemingly perfect life, handsome successful husband, loves her job, beautiful daughter. Her twin Elisa is a photographer who doesn't seem to know where she's going in life, or who with.
At the beginning of the book Lydia is threatened by one of her pupils with a knife, soon afterwards she is murdered. (This isn't a spoiler, we discover this early on in the book when we shift to Elisa's perspective, as she looks back upon what has happened to her sister).
The story flits between the two, Lydia tells of events leading up to the murder, Elisa focuses on what happens after it.
It is a very compelling book, I was soon engrossed and really enjoyed it although after such a clever build up of suspense I did think the ending was just a little bit of a let down. However I would still recommend, and would've given 5 stars had the ending matched up to the rest of the book.
At the beginning of the book Lydia is threatened by one of her pupils with a knife, soon afterwards she is murdered. (This isn't a spoiler, we discover this early on in the book when we shift to Elisa's perspective, as she looks back upon what has happened to her sister).
The story flits between the two, Lydia tells of events leading up to the murder, Elisa focuses on what happens after it.
It is a very compelling book, I was soon engrossed and really enjoyed it although after such a clever build up of suspense I did think the ending was just a little bit of a let down. However I would still recommend, and would've given 5 stars had the ending matched up to the rest of the book.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Lets have some more of Simone's works translated please
This book was thrilling to read and I could not put it down. The chapters are fairly short and the story itself flits between the viewpoints of two identical tiwn sisters in... Read more
Published 3 days ago by Mikey
Van Der Vlugt is the Dutch Master of Suspence
I was bought this book for Christmas and have only just got round to reading it, and boy, don't I wish I'd took it from the shelf sooner as it was a thrilling ride, with enough... Read more
Published 2 months ago by AllDayDealsUK
Clever plot about a murdered school teacher
Lydia is one of a twin; the one who appears to have it all, married with one young daughter Valerie she teaches in a multi-cultural school in Rotterdam. Read more
Published 10 months ago by C. Bannister
page turner
What a wonderfully written story.Told from the perspective of twin sisters it was a very cleverly crafted thriller. Read more
Published 10 months ago by schoolescort
Effective domestic thriller from The Netherlands
Although I am not a fan of novels about twins, as the opportunity for cliche is often too much for the author, SHADOW SISTER (originally published in Dutch in 2005) is a creepy... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Maxine Clarke
A real page-turner and is to be recommended.
A gripping story by an excellent writer, aided by a very good translator from the Dutch. Although a murder is central to the plot, it is not a conventional detective story, but... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Mr Creepy
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