I absolutely loved this book and just could not put it down ftpm page 1 right through I was gripped with the characters and storyline would highly recommend

A life of poverty and hardship is brilliantly portrayed in this book. Kitty Neale as always is extremely sensitive with whatever she writes. Going from an abusive relationship with their alcoholic mother to living on the streets. This brother and sister have nobody to depend on But each other. A definite must read! I would highly recommend it. Thanks a million Netgalley and Bookouture for allowing me to read this arc.

A fantastic family saga. A heartwarming tale of love and loss. Beautifully written with great characters. Highly recommended.

Sarah lives with her Mother is the start of the book and is waiting for school to get out so she can run home as her Mom was in labor when she left for school. Her Mom is a abusive drunk and the last baby died right after birth. Sarah gets home just in time to deliver her brother she names Tommy.. Her Mom tells her get rid of him, not understanding at first what her Mom has said she begs for milk for Tommy at her best friends home.
Next morning her Mom askes why the baby is still there . Sarah tells her Mom she is keeping the baby and drops out of school as she just turned 14. She raises Tommy alone as 2 years after Tommy is born Mom kicks both them out. Sarah struggles but she finds shelter for Tommy.
She meets George and Roger and Roger is so easy on eyes but mean ( this she finds hard way) . George is been burned in fire so disfigured but sweet guy. Tommy gets very ill and dies at very tender age, Sarah having raised him as her own is heart broken. George is her rock and Roger hurts her deeply . She ends up Marrying George .
Lesson is this book is You can't judge a person by looks as the beautiful can be wicked to bone and the disfigured and ugly can be pure at heart and honest.

This is a story of love and loss. This book will stay with you long after the final page has been read.
You will enjoy this if you are a fan of historical family sagas

Another brilliant book by Kitty Neale,

A Sisters Sorrow is an un-putdownable read I absolutely loved the characters of Sarah and George what a lovely couple they made, this book made me cry and it made me smile, I enjoyed every minute of it.

What a great book. Beautifully written heartwarming and heartbreaking. Would definitely recommend this book

This is another great story by Kitty Neale, even though the story has a hard hitting storyline in which you feel sorry for the children through out the story it still leaves with a feel good factor feel by the end.

Well written, with a great mix of characters and lovely mix of stories that intertwine with each other, a pleasure to read. Kitty Neale really knows how to write a story with which you feel yourself getting so involved!!

Excellent book! Loved the characters and it was a great storyline. I would highly recommend this book.

A story about poverty and resilience set in the 1950s London. I enjoyed the vivid and realistic descriptions of the setting and the deep love between Sarah and her brother, Tommy.
The romance was not so convincing, the heroine is quickly attracted by handsome Roger and as quickly falls for her friend George.
Our wounded hero’s very practical attitude about his “terrible disfigurement” is refreshing to read; but he pushes gloomy thoughts to the side perhaps too easily. I felt that the author made him suffer a bit too much with the heroine’s initial indifference.
The descriptive tone and multiple points of view often create a dispassionate register in “A Sister’s Sorrow”; it doesn’t help that some of the characters with POV privilege are rather obnoxious.
Kitty Neale doesn’t sugarcoat reality and I felt sad with Tommy’s destiny, moreover that he is such a compelling, sweet boy.

I'm a huge fan of Kitty Neale and always look forward to new books. Absolutely loved this book! Great characters and very well written, as always. Love and loss are well covered in this saga and I must admit to still thinking about the book for quite a while after I'd finished reading.

After their mother dies Sarah Jepson and her young brother Tommy are all alone in the world . Dragged up by their alcoholic mother in the slums of east end London they now have to fend for themselves. Sarah meets a man and falls in love but is he all he seems ? There’s another man waiting in the background who would do anything for Sarah but she doesn’t feel the same about him . This is a story of love and loss and i totally loved it.. a wonderful saga that will stay with you long after the final page . Can’t recommend this book highly enough if you’re a fan of family saga books.