TY - BOOK AU - Riley,Lucinda TI - The shadow sister SN - 1529005248 U1 - 823/.92 23 PY - 2019/// CY - London PB - Pan Books KW - Sagas KW - fiction KW - Identity (Psychology) KW - Fiction KW - Life change events KW - Man-woman relationships KW - Fathers and daughters KW - fast KW - Sisters KW - London KW - Fathers KW - Death KW - Families KW - Adopted children KW - Self-realization in women KW - Family secrets KW - London (England) KW - Great Britain KW - History KW - Edward VII, 1901-1910 KW - Bildungsromans KW - lcgft KW - Domestic fiction KW - Romance fiction KW - Historical fiction N1 - Includes an excerpt from The pearl sister, the next installment in the series; Includes bibliography; General N2 - Star D'Apliese is at a crossroads in her life after the sudden death of her beloved father, the elusive billionaire, named Pa Salt by his six daughters, all adopted by him from the four corners of the world. He has left each of them a clue to their true heritage, but Star, the most enigmatic of the sisters, is hesitant to step out of the safety of the close relationship she shares with her sister CeCe. In desperation, she decides to follow the first clue she has been left, which leads her to an antiquarian bookshop in London, and the start of a whole new world. A hundred years earlier, headstrong and independent Flora MacNichol vows she will never marry. She is happy and secure in her home in the Lake District, living close to her idol, Beatrix Potter, when machinations outside her control lead her to London, and the home of one of Edwardian society's most notorious players, Alice Keppel. Flora is pulled between passionate love and duty to her family, but finds herself a pawn in a game - the rules of which are only known to others, until a meeting with a mysterious gentleman unveils the answers that Flora has been searching for her whole life. As Star learns more of Flora's incredible journey, she too goes on a voyage of discovery, finally stepping out of the shadow of her sister and opening herself up to the possibility of love ER -