The Burmese Sister

On the death of her father, Eva Swanson discovers that she has a half-sister, Maya, who was born and brought up in Burma. All Eva knows about Maya is that she has been hiding with her family in the forests since the student uprisings and imprisonment of Aung San Suu Kyi. Although she only has one contact in Burma, an old friend of her father, she sets off to find her sister. Her search through remote villages and into the depths of the jungle is also an emotional journey. We learn of the life she has left behind and the losses she has suffered. Will she find her sister? Will she grasp the chance of a new life and new love? Stunningly well-written with dazzling descriptions of the country that made me feel as if I was actually in Burma, The Burmese Sister is an intense sensory experience which builds with genuine thriller-style tension. Marian Keyes