Product guide

The Shadow Sister: Book Three (The Seven Sisters 3)

Three: The Shadow Sister is the third novel in Lucinda Riley’s Seven Sisters historical fiction series. It follows Star D’Aplièse as a clue from her late father leads to an antiquarian bookshop and the story of Flora MacNichol, whose Edwardian-era life in the Lake District and London connects with Star’s search for her heritage.

At a glance

Pairs Star’s present-day search for her family heritage with Flora MacNichol’s story set about a century earlier.
The Edwardian storyline moves between the English Lake District and London.
The listing presents this as the third book in the Seven Sisters series.
Themes include identity, family legacy, love and duty.

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Pros and cons

Pros

A dual-timeline narrative links a contemporary family mystery with an Edwardian historical story.
The setting and plot combine the Lake District, London society and a search for heritage.
The Kindle listing specifies screen-reader support and enabled reading tools.

Technical specifications

12 specifications

Publication
Publisher	Atria Books
Publication date	April 18 2017
Edition	Reprint
Language	English
Print length	512 pages
ISBN-13	978-1476759951

Kindle edition details
File size	4.5 MB
Screen Reader	Supported
Enhanced typesetting	Enabled
X-Ray	Enabled
Word Wise	Enabled
Page Flip	Enabled

What to know before buying

Listing details to confirm

The listing calls this book three in the series, while customer feedback text describes it as the first in a series. Confirm series order if you are reading the books sequentially.

Who is it for?

A good fit for

Readers looking for historical fiction that alternates between past and present.
Readers interested in family sagas, heritage mysteries and Edwardian settings.
Existing Seven Sisters readers continuing Star D’Aplièse’s story.

Less suited to

Readers seeking a standalone contemporary novel without historical or family-saga elements.

Customer reviews on Amazon

4.6 / 5 · 45,019 ratings

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Customer feedback describes the writing and story as engaging and well written, and highlights readability, page-turning pacing and historical research. That response may suit readers drawn to the listed dual timeline and historical setting. However, the supplied feedback summary calls the book the first in a series, while the title identifies it as book three, so its series-order description is inconsistent.

Positive themes

Readers praise the writing and story as engaging and well written.
Feedback highlights readability, page-turning pacing and historical research.

Frequently asked questions

Is The Shadow Sister part of a series?

Yes. The title identifies it as book three of The Seven Sisters. The supplied customer-feedback summary conflicts by calling it the first in a series, so check the order if continuity matters.

What is the story about?

Star D’Aplièse follows a clue from her late father to an antiquarian bookshop and discovers the story of Flora MacNichol, an independent woman whose Edwardian life intersects with Star’s search for her heritage.

What reading features are listed for the Kindle edition?

The listing says screen-reader support, enhanced typesetting, X-Ray, Word Wise and Page Flip are enabled.

How long is the book?

The listing gives a print length of 512 pages. It also lists the Kindle file size as 4.5 MB.