Koren Zailckas - The Grip Lit Collection - The Sisters, Mother, Mother and Dark Rooms

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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins Publishers 2016

The Sisters by Claire Douglas Copyright © Claire Douglas 2015 Claire Douglas asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work

Mother, Mother by Koren Zailckas Copyright © Koren Zailckas 2014 Koren Zailckas asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work

Dark Rooms by Lili Anolik Copyright © Lili Anolik 2015 Lili Anolik asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work

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A catalogue copy of this book is available from the British Library.

This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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Source ISBN: 9780007594429; 9780007547395; 9780007563357

Ebook Edition © May 2016 ISBN: 9780008200183

Version: 2016-04-05

Contents

Cover

Title Page THE GRIP LIT COLLECTION The Sisters by Claire Douglas Mother, Mother by Koren Zailckas Dark Rooms by Lili Anolik

Copyright Copyright Copyright The Sisters Mother, Mother Dark Rooms About the Publisher Published by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd The News Building 1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF www.harpercollins.co.uk First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins Publishers 2016 The Sisters by Claire Douglas Copyright © Claire Douglas 2015 Claire Douglas asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work Mother, Mother by Koren Zailckas Copyright © Koren Zailckas 2014 Koren Zailckas asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work Dark Rooms by Lili Anolik Copyright © Lili Anolik 2015 Lili Anolik asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work Cover layout design © HarperCollins Publishers Ltd 2016 A catalogue copy of this book is available from the British Library. This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins. Source ISBN: 9780007594429; 9780007547395; 9780007563357 Ebook Edition © May 2016 ISBN: 9780008200183 Version: 2016-04-05

The Sisters

Mother, Mother

Dark Rooms

About the Publisher

Published by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

The News Building

1 London Bridge Street

London SE1 9GF

www.harpercollins.co.uk

First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins Publishers 2015

Copyright © Claire Douglas 2015

Cover layout design © HarperCollins Publishers Ltd 2015

Cover photographs © Andy & Michelle Kerry / Trevillion Images (main image); Jack Cox - Travel Pics Pro / Alamy (white shoes); Vaida Abdul / Arcangel Images (yellow shoes).

Claire Douglas asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.

A catalogue copy of this book is available from the British Library.

This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins.

Source ISBN: 9780007594412

Ebook Edition © August 2015 ISBN: 9780007594429

Version 2016-04-05

In memory of my brother, David, and for my sister, Sam

I would like more sisters, that the taking out of one, might not leave such stillness.

Emily Dickinson

… we’re twins, and so we love each other more than other people …

Louisa May Alcott , Little Men

Contents

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Epigraph

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Nineteen

Chapter Twenty

Chapter Twenty-One

Chapter Twenty-Two

Chapter Twenty-Three

Chapter Twenty-Four

Chapter Twenty-Five

Chapter Twenty-Six

Chapter Twenty-Seven

Chapter Twenty-Eight

Chapter Twenty-Nine

Chapter Thirty

Chapter Thirty-One

Chapter Thirty-Two

Chapter Thirty-Three

Chapter Thirty-Four

Chapter Thirty-Five

Chapter Thirty-Six

Acknowledgements

Reading Group Questions

About the Author