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The sun sister : Electra's story / Lucinda Riley.

Electra's story (portion title)

Summary:

"Electra d'Aplièse is a woman who seems to have it all: as a top model, she has beauty, fame, and wealth. But beneath the glittery veneer, she's cracking under the pressure of it all. The last straw comes when she finds out her father has died and she turns to alcohol and drugs to ease the pain. As friends and colleagues fear for her health, Electra receives a shocking letter from a complete stranger who claims to be her grandmother. In 1939, Cecily Huntley-Morgan arrives fresh from New York to Lake Naivasha in Kenya for the exciting chance to stay with her godmother, the famous socialite Kiki Preston. But after a sheltered upbringing, she's completely astounded by the hedonistic antics of the other ex-pats in the infamous Happy Valley set. Celia soon grows to love her stunning but complicated new home, and she even accepts a proposal of marriage from Bill Forsythe, an enigmatic older cattle farmer. After a shocking discovery and with war looming, Cecily feels isolated and alone. Until she meets a young woman in the woods and makes her a promise that will change the course of her life forever"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781982110642
  • ISBN: 1982110643
  • ISBN: 9781982110659
  • Physical Description: 643 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
  • Edition: First Atria Books edition
  • Publisher: New York : Atria Books, 2020.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Originally published in Great Britain in 2019 by Macmillan"--Title page verso.
"A novel"--Jacket.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 643).
Subject: Adopted children > Fiction.
Models (Persons) > Fiction.
Fathers > Death > Fiction.
Mothers and daughters > Fiction.
Families > Fiction.
Addicts > Fiction.
Genealogy > Fiction.
Fathers.
New York (N.Y.) > Fiction.
Nairobi (Kenya) > Fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.
Biographical fiction.

Available copies

  • 38 of 41 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Iredell County Public Library.

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Statesville Main Library F RILEY (Text) 33114018363341 Adult Fiction Checked out 05/17/2025