La Hermana Sol / The Sun Sister

De Manhattan a las majestuosas llanuras africanas, el sexto libro de la serie «Las Siete Hermanas» es una historia romántica e inolvidable. Siete hermanas, siete destinos, un padre con un pasado misterioso. En apariencia, Electra d'Aplièse lo tiene todo para ser feliz. Es bella, rica, famosa y una de las modelos más cotizadas del mundo. Pero debajo de esa perfecta fachada Electra no ha sido capaz de superar la muerte de su padre, el misterioso millonario Pa Salt, y recurre constantemente al alcohol y las drogas. Mientras lucha por salir a flote, un día recibe una carta de una desconocida que asegura ser su abuela... En 1939, Cecily Huntley-Morgan viaja a Kenia desde Nueva York en un intento de recomponer su corazón roto. Tras instalarse con su madrina en las orillas del idílico lago Naivasha, conoce a Bill Forsythe, un hacendado de carácter hosco y estrechos lazos con la orgullosa tribu de los masáis. Pero la guerra se acerca y Cecily se siente cada vez más aislada. Hasta que un encuentro con una mujer en el bosque propicia una promesa que cambiará su vida para siempre.ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONThe Sun Sister is the sixth “brilliantly written” (Historical Novel Society) novel in New York Times bestselling author, Lucinda Riley’s, epic Seven Sisters series.   An epic and transporting novel, the latest installment of the “heart-wrenching, uplifting, and utterly enthralling” (Lucy Foley, author of The Guest List) Seven Sisters series, unravelling between the dazzling streets of modern-day New York City and the breathtaking plains of 1940s colonial Kenya.   Electra d’Aplièse is a top model who seems to have it all: beauty, fame, and wealth. But beneath the glittery veneer, she’s cracking under all the pressure. When her father dies, 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 stranger who claims to be her grandmother.   In 1939, New Yorker Cecily Huntley-Morgan arrives in Kenya’s Lake Naivasha region for the exciting chance to stay with her godmother, the famous socialite Kiki Preston. But after a sheltered upbringing, she’s astounded by the hedonistic antics of the other ex-pats in the infamous Happy Valley set. Cecily soon grows to love her stunning but complicated new home, and she even accepts a proposal of marriage from 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.