If you’re not familiar with the ballad, I wouldn’t recommend looking it up – spoilers. This book is inspired by The Two Sisters folk ballad, from the 1700s. This, for me, was predominantly his story. One I will be thinking about for a long time. I fell in love with him for his valour and courage, his unyielding determination to be his true-self in the face of rebuttal, judgment and alienation. My favourite character was, without a doubt, Keyne. And I could not tear my eyes away it casts a fine spell on the reader. With modern day sensibilities, strong LGBTQ+ representation, this novel explores themes of identity, love, betrayal, murder, religion and acceptance. The three sisters are soon faced with unparalleled tragedy and betrayal, a destiny which will test their power – their magic and the steel of their hearts. Who fights everyday for her identity, her truth. Keyne, who is tied to the land in ways she cannot yet understand, wishes to be a son, rather than a daughter. She dreams of something beyond ‘female’ duty, she dreams of honest love and of far-away adventure. Sinne’s future is one of closure, of a cage, of being wedded, bedded, then forced into motherhood. But in spite of her power, she struggles with her own injuries and can do little to heal them.
She can cure maladies, ease labouring mothers, save dying men. Magic is vanishing from the land and from the people.
But now the Gods have abandoned King Cador. Dunbriga was once a land filled with magic, peace, and powerful Gods bestowed fine weather, plentiful harvests and prosperity. In war torn Britain, King Cador fights to protect his people from invading Saxons and looming famine. Sistersong is a powerfully moving story, perfect for readers who loved Naomi Novik’s Uprooted and Katherine Arden’s The Bear and the Nightingale. It’s a story that will shape the destiny of Britain. Riva, Keyne and Sinne become entangled in a web of treachery and heartbreak, and must fight to forge their own paths. But fate also brings Tristan, a warrior whose secrets will tear them apart. The siblings discover the power that lies within them and the land. However, change comes on the day ash falls from the sky – bringing Myrdhin, meddler and magician. And Sinne dreams of love, longing for adventure.Īll three fear a life of confinement within the walls of the hold, their people’s last bastion of strength against the invading Saxons. Keyne battles to be seen as the king’s son, although born a daughter. Riva can cure others, but can’t heal her own scars. King Cador’s children inherit a land abandoned by the Romans, torn by warring tribes.
For fans of Madeline Miller’s Circe, Lucy Holland’s Sistersong retells the folk ballad ‘The Two Sisters.’
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