The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley

   The Seven Sisters: A Novel by Lucinda Riley. Atria Books, 2015. Adult fiction.


An epic tale of sisters whose wealthy father, Pa Salt, has adopted each of them from different places as children and named them after the stars themselves. When he dies, the sisters are called together to Atlantis, their lakefront castle in Switzerland. In this book, the eldest, Maia, seeks to find the truth about her birth, her father, and how she came to be. The quest takes her to Brazil. The story starts as almost a fantasy, dips into historical fiction, and becomes a love story.


Obviously the first in several books, one about each sister, the story is well told. The parts about the Christ The Redeemer statute and its history is fascinating. Maia's connection to a family in Rio is almost too easily found, but the story moves quickly.