Jennie Jacques Instagram – Loved as much (maybe more!) than the 1st book 📖📚 Super brief synopsis of #thesevensisters series – a rich mystery 🤑 man called Pa Salt 🧂 adopts 6 young girls, naming each after a star ⭐️ from 🌌 The Seven Sisters constellation 👯‍♀️ 💥 the 7th sister remains missing… Each book takes the reader on a separate journey – delving into each sister’s past! This is book 2! * #thestormsister intros the 2nd sister, Ally aka Alcyone, “the leader,” who’s namesake in Greek mythology watches over the Mediterranean Sea 🌟 keeping the waters safe! Ally is a strong 💪 & inspiring female sailor 🌊 PLUS she is a gifted flutist! 🎼 The theme of true love, grave loss, friendship & family history is once again embedded. Talking of bed 🛌 I’ve had a few days in it 🙄 since doing too much #mecfs #postexertionalmalaise but on the mend ❤️‍🩹 since resting up now! Thankfully able to escape via literature to Germany 🇩🇪 Switzerland 🇨🇭 & time travel 🧭 * Music (classical) is a central theme! I read the author trained as a ballet 🩰 dancer from 3-16 years & Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite 🎶 was always one of her faves! Since listening 👂 I know why. Music accompanying this reel is Morning Mood in E major. * Based on both fictional characters & real historic figures, again, which I absolutely love, Riley’s work is extraordinarily well researched. As we learn Ally’s past on a tumultuous & epic adventure of self discovery, we dip into the history of families during the 1800’s, 1940’s #ww2 returning to the modern day; being 2007, when it’s written. It’s a real rollercoaster 🎢 written with such heart ❤️ & I’m grateful for the Halvorsen Family Tree drawn up at the start. Yes, at times I did need to flick back to it! * What struck me most about the story was Ally’s ability to pick herself up after not just one but two tragic losses. Death of our loved ones hits hard. But, as this author understands, in us, they live on. #book #love #lovereading #sailing #sea #romance #adventure