I was really looking forward to reading this but unfortunately for me I didn’t enjoy it as much as I thought I would. I hadn’t realised that it was the second book of a series which now makes sense. I would definitely recommend reading the first one before this one.
It follows the lives of Christina and her three daughters, Celie, Etta and Jessie. They are all in different parts of the world and time period covered is the 1920’s. The chapters flip between each main character and I did find it hard to follow at times. There were also lots of other characters and I admit to struggling to keep up with who was who and how they were connected. Famous people and events were included into the story which again for me didn’t really work.
On a positive note I think that if you read the first one in the series, liked a book with multiple main characters and the historical element this is a good read for you.

Thank you to Netgalley and HarperCollins UK for the opportunity to read this in exchange for an honest review.

The Paris Sister is the second book in the The Fry Sisters series. It follows three strong women and their mother as they navigate the challenges of life after World War One. I wasn’t aware this was the second book so I haven’t read the first one, Love in a Time of War, I would recommend reading it before reading this however in saying that there is enough information to understand what has happened. I will be going back and reading Love in a Time of War to get a better understanding of these women and I can’t wait to read the conclusion to the sister’s story.

I found The Paris Sister a compelling and fascinating story that had me hooked an unable to put down.

I would like to thank HarperCollins UK, One More Chapter, NetGalley and the author for the opportunity to read this complimentary copy for an honest review. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Three Fry sisters come of age into the Roaring Twenties and still have the effects of their experiences during WWI fresh in their minds. They separate and each begins to live her life in a different part of the world. Etta leaves behind the life she's molded to save the man she loves in Parisian society. Celie's new life begins with her daughter and husband in Canada. Jessie encounters a devastating loss in Egypt.

I enjoyed the Fry sisters' stories in the first book, Love in a Time of War. This was a great historical fiction piece and I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys WWI and post-WWI life.

3.5 stars rounded up.

The three Fry Sisters #2The Fry sisters enter the Roaring Twenties forever changed by their experiences during the Great War. Now, as each of their lives unfold in different corners of the globe, they come to realise that the most important bond is that of family.

Desperate to save the man she loves, Etta leaves behind the life she has made for herself in Capri and enters the decadent world of Parisian society with all its secrets and scandals.

Chelle's new life on the Canadian Prairies brings mixed blessings - a daughter to adore, but a husband who isn't the man who holds her heart.

In Egypt, Jessie's world is forever changed by a devastating loss.

Set in the 1920s. As the story progresses, it dips in and out of each of the sisters' lives. We follow their and their mothers' trials and tribulations. This is a well written story with likeable characters. Although I have not read the previous book, it did read well as a standalone as the author gives us some detail from the first book. The story does end leaving loose ends, perfect to start the next book of with, but a bummer when you're desperate to find out what's going to happen next. I quite enjoyed this book.

I would like to thank #NetGalley #HarperCollinsUK #OneMoreChapter and the author #AdrienneChinn for my ARC of #TheParisSister in exchange for an honest review.

The Paris Sister by Adrienne Chinn is a marvelous historical novel following the lives of three sisters through the roaring twenties.
The world is in a time of immense change after World War I. The role of women is a complex one. World War I gave women many freedoms but as the men returned home, the lives of women were expected to go back in the box.
The women in the story are all strong characters, knowing their own minds. They believe in equality with men and set out to achieve this in their various ways. The women are forced to be strong due to their personal circumstances as some are coping without their husbands and one is married to a weak man.
This is a cosmopolitan novel as we travel from England to Canada, Paris, Italy and Egypt, following the various characters. Paris after the War is full of gaiety and life. Italy is beautiful with sun, sea and sand. Egypt is wild, dusty and full of adventure as the tomb of Tutankhamun is about to be opened up in 1922. Canada has a wilderness waiting to be tamed.
The reader is treated to all this and more as we follow the events and characters through the twenties, ending with the Wall Street Crash in October 1929.
We witness various marriages. There are challenges and difficulties within them all – from an overbearing mother-in-law to mixed marriages to addictions. Through it all, the sisters and their mother support each other either via letter or in person.
The Paris Sister was an epic read giving a glimpse into a bygone era and a world teetering on the brink of modernity.
I received a free copy via Net Galley. A favourable review was not required. All opinions are my own.

I thought that ths book was a very good follow up to Love in a Time of War and it carried the lives of the three sisters and their mother forward through the 1920s. The various chapters dealing with the individual characters worked well and carried the plots forward well. A lot of research went into this book and the inclusion of the history happening during the decade were interesting to read. 4 stars, mainly for the research.

Etta, Celie and Jessie are three sisters living on three different continents while their mother Christina is still in London. Set in the immediate aftermath of WWI it sees the women experiencing the changes running through society as well as in their own lives. Etta's husband has been accused of murder and she finds herself wrapped up in Parisian life when she goes there to try to sell his paintings- but she never forgets him. Celie is in Egypt and Jessie in Canada. THIs moves between the sisters and their mother and includes letters between them. I missed the first novel, which I don't think inhibited my enjoyment of this. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. For fans of historical fiction.

The second book in the Fry Sisters series following Etta, Celie and Jessie in the 1920’s. You must read the first day as that definitely sets the characters scenes. The book dips in and out of each of their lives plus their Mother Christina. Whilst the title declares The Paris sister the book does in fact follow all the sisters.
Thanks to Adrienne Chinn and her publisher. Also thanks to NetGalley.

This is book two and the first world war has ended and we find the Fry sisters spread around the world.
Cecelia is married to Frank and they have emigrated to Canada as Frank wants to become a farmer and he has purchased land there. Cecelia is feeling stifled by her life and Frank's old fashioned ideas. She is desperate to take photographs and write once again for newspapers by Frank forbids it.

Etta has married Carlo who is a painter and they are living in Capri, but with Carlo now in prison life on Capri has nothing to offer her. Etta then mixes with famous faces in Paris, wining and dining and dancing while selling Carlo's paintings but one day she will have to return to Capri and face her husband.

Jessie is in Cairo with her husband Aziz having to put up with her interfering mother in law and the fact that a woman can't become a doctor in Egypt..

The girl's mother, Christina is still living in England helped by her maid Hettie (who is hilarious). Christina meets someone from her past and tries to hang on to her secrets.

I enjoyed this second book and it didn't take me long to remember where we had left the girls in book one. Each sister had their own chapters in the book and they were overlapped by their correspondence with each other.
Life is not a bed of roses for any of them and the pace was quite fast with new reveals throughout the story.
There is also a timeline of women slowly gaining more rights legally and also socially as hemlines are raised and long hair is cut short. Women are standing up to their husband's limited views and becoming heard in their own homes as well as the bigger platform.
I couldn't believe it when I reached the last page, I wanted to find out more. Looking forward to book three, at least I'm hoping there will be a book three. There is still untold stories for all three sisters and their mother .
If you haven't read the first book, Love in a Time of War then I'd advise you to read this first before The Paris Sister.

Oh my goodness! I wanted this story to go on and on! I really hope there’s going to be a book 3.
Such an interesting book that pulls you into the lives of the 3 sisters and their mother in London, Canada, Italy, Paris and Egypt during the 1920’s.
I became engrossed in the trails and tribulations of the families and felt as though I was there with them.
Excellent story and I can’t wait to read more from this author.

Having thoroughly enjoyed Love in a time of war, the first book in this series, I was delighted to receive an e-arc of The Paris sister. I wasn’t disappointed! It was great to catch up with the Fry sisters and their mother Christina’s lives. Cecelia and her husband Frank have emigrated to Alberta, Canada and are busy building Sweet Briar Farm. It’s a very hard life but Cecilia is determined to stick with it although she still hankers after her first love Max. Frank is adamant that his wife abandon her ambitions to work in journalism and just be his wife. Jessie is a nurse and married to Aziz, an Egyptian doctor, and she runs a medical clinic for poor locals. Her ultimate dream is that she could qualify as a doctor. Jessie has a trying time with mother in law Layla who demands that religious traditions are kept. This becomes even more of a problem when Jessie and Aziz’s daughter Shani is born. Jessie’s twin sister Etta lives on the Isle of Capri, Italy with her daughter Adriana and ageing cousin Stefania. Her artist husband Carlo has been wrongly imprisoned for the murder of his first wife. To raise funds for a retrial Etta leaves Adriana with her cousin and heads to Paris to sell her husbands paintings. Through new friends she becomes caught up in the hedonistic life in Paris totally ignoring responsibility for her daughter Adriana who is running wild on Capri. Etta is my least favourite character coming across as totally self absorbed. We find out more about mother Christina in this book and more of her secrets emerge following her resumed relationship with Harry. I enjoyed that each chapter is dedicated to one of the four women making it an easy read. The third book in the series can’t come quickly enough for me! I highly recommend and thank netgalley and OneMoreChapter for the opportunity to read and review

The second in a series about three strong and loving sisters. The sisters are now in the interwar years: one in Egypt, one in Paris then Capri, one in rural Canada. All strive to keep their families together in difficult circumstances. There are clashes in cultures, religion and temperament. Their domineering mother has her own story, striving to keep a secret from her daughters. Great descriptions of all the places the sisters live in make you almost think you're there with them. Even though I've read the first book, it took a while to remember who was who, due to the constant flitting between the sisters' different locations.

Thank you for allowing me to review this book. I can definitely recommend this book. I loved this second book in the trilogy about the Fry sisters. Theis title kept me fully engaged throughout as much as the first. Life has moved on for the family with the sisters living in different countries. Celie in Canada, Etta in Capri & Jessie in Egypt. Whilst their mother remains in London. The war has finished and life for women is changing. Each sister is living a life very different from their upbringing and expectations, full of highs and lows. These are coped with differently as would.d be expected from their individual characters. I read it very quickly as I wanted to find out how they coped. All the characters are well written and very strong. I can't wait to read the final book in the series.
This book should be read by lovers of historical fiction and strong women.

The Paris Sister is the second in the lovely The Three Fry Sisters trilogy and it is as beautiful and engrossing as the first. Set starting in the 1920s (what a fascinating era to read about!) with so many changes to the world...and also disasters. In her fifties, Christina is the mother of three very different women. While her heart grows heavy for her daughters' problems, she is no stranger to heartaches of her own. Her past simmers below the surface and bits of it escape to the top whether she wants them to or not.

Etta grew bored of her quiet life on Capri and was enticed to the brightness and glamour of Paris. However, she didn't take everything with her to her new life. But she often lived as one without a past, partying, meeting the crème de la crème people of the day such as Hemingway and Fitzgerald.

Celie and her husband whose love for her was unrequited made the long journey to Alberta, Canada, where conditions were harsh, especially in the winter. She was ill prepared but was determined to make the best of it. To a point. Their darling daughter united them in joy but there were underpinnings of sorrow and longing.

Jessie passionately ran a medical clinic in Egypt with her husband. But cultural and religious beliefs were pronounced, especially when it came to women, marriage and children. Her mother in law constantly reminded her of her duties.

Christina and her daughters in a sense all escaped problems with a spirit of adventure but encountered fresh ones. They all struggled. This story outlines those struggles, tears, heartaches and joys. Adrienne Chin wrote with gorgeous clarity, ingenuity and that extra something which captivated my heart. Historical Fiction readers, do be sure to add this trilogy to your to be read pile.

My sincere thank you to HarperCollins UK, One More Chapter and NetGalley for the privilege of reading this wonderful, wonderful book. I anticipate the third so much that it is not even necessary to read the blurb first. The author's name is enough.

Loved this book and the series!! I can't wait for the next one. The three Fry sisters definitely live adventurous lives. Celie is now in Canada, trying to start a farm with her husband Frank. Frank only wants her to be a wife and mother. Celie is with the wrong man. I'm hoping she will be reunited with Max. The only good thing to come out of Canada is her friendship with Mavis. Jessie is still living in Cairo and constantly battling her mother-in-law. I love the relationship she has with Aziz. I felt bad for Aziz when he had to live with both Layla and Christina. Living with Layla is bad enough, then add another strong , opinionated woman to the mix. Then there is Etta. Instead of staying in Italy and taking care of her daughter, she spent most of her time in Paris, spending money, partying and forgetting about her responsibilities. Etta is the sister I liked the least. Everything is about her. She doesn't care that her daughter is running wild at home or that she has her eighty year old cousin looking after Adriana. She is completely selfish. Once again she needs someone to come to her rescue. Loved that Adriana smuggled Alice onto the ferry. I don't think Adriana is going to enjoy her time in England. Was Carlo and Etta's relationship doomed from the start? Nothing has been easy for them. Something always happens to keep them apart. Christina is a force to be reckoned with. I'm sure she will get her family house back somehow. I wished the chapters about the sisters were longer (except Etta) and I would have loved to read more about was happening in their lives. At times, it felt like little glimpses and the chapter would be over. I enjoyed that the chapters alternated between the sisters and their mother. All around I LOVED this book and can't wait to see what's next for the family. Everyone needs a cousin Stefania. She's always there to help, but she spoke her mind to Etta. Although, Etta rarely listens.

Definitely recommend the book. Loved the characters, story and writing style. I was so sad when it ended. I wanted to keep reading about the Fry sisters. I felt like I was part of their family and got to know everyone so well. I can't wait until the next book in the series. Look forward to reading more books by the author.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from HarperCollins UK, One More Chapter through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

This was my introduction to the Fry sisters and their mother, as I have not read the first book in the series. Although this 2nd book can be read as a stand alone novel, it was rather difficult to connect to the characters at the beginning, but I gradually got to know them (and something of their pasts!) Although the title suggests this is the story of 0f Etta, the Paris sister, it does in fact follow four stories; one for each of the three sisters, each of whom are very different and live in different countries, and Christina, the mother, who lives in London. Set in the 1920s, the Paris story of Etta, the frivolous one, rather strangely brings into the story real famous people of that time. Zelda Fitzgerald is a significant secondary character and becomes Etta's friend, and Hemingway is a peripheral character. Each woman’s story is interesting on its own, with only Jessica, the Cairo sister, happy in her marriage, although of course it was far from plain sailing for her in other ways. The sisters' stories are all clearly designed to travel further in the next book. I shall read book number one before book number three is published, and do suggest that the books are read in order for the best reading experience.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for an ARC in exchange for this honest review

The second book in The Three Fry Sisters series. I had read the first book so was looking forward to reading the next part to the sisters story.
The three sister have all left London leaving their widowed mother Christina with her housekeeper Hettie, who I really liked!
Etta has gone to live in Capri and is finally married but her husband is in jail for murdering his first wife. Etta spends a lot of her time in Paris selling and dealing with her husbands art work and partying. It is the roaring 20s and she is living it up when she should be in Capri looking after her child and visiting her husband.
Celie has emigrated to Canada with her husband to be a farmers wife but she can’t stop thinking of her first love Max. She was such an independent woman but feels she is now a wife and a mother but wants so much more .
Jessie is living in Cairo with her husband and is running a medical clinic but cultures clash and the Egyptian/British political scene is an undercurrent to their harmonious life.
The book covers 9 years of the Fry sisters following the Great War; although it feels like a lot more as there is so much drama in their lives. There is a family secret that keeps rearing its head and Christina has to deal with it in London before it destroys the family.
I enjoyed reading this second book and look forward to the next part

I really enjoyed the first book in this triology of the three Fry Sisters ,so I was delighted to be given the chance to read this second book .This follows the three girls and their Mother who have now gone their own ways and living in different countries .Etta is living in Capri ,Celie is trying to make a new life in Canada as a Farmers wife and Jesse is living in Egypt running a clinic with her husband whilst their Mother remains in England with her own problems .The story is now set in the 1920's when changes are happening post war . The descriptions of each country is so vivid I felt I was there and the story gets even better ,one of those books it is hard to put down .I loved all the different characters and now look forward to reading the last book in this most brilliant of series .Thank you to NetGalley for my ARC.

3.5 Stars
I received a free e-arc of this book through Netgalley. I wasn't aware that it was the 2nd in a series when I started reading it. The book covered a bit of the background, but not too much so it wasn't overwhelming. I do wish I had read the first one before this one though. I didn't love the ending mostly because it leaves everything hanging presumably for a 3rd book, but it's a bit frustrating not to have closure.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and author for the invitation to read this eARC.

I thought this was a good follow on from the first book in the series. It carries on after World War I and follows Celie, Etta, Jessie and their mother Christina in their lives and I liked that the story is told through the different characters. I enjoyed following Jessie and Celies lives and I didn’t really like Etta’s character in this book, in my opinion she didn’t come across well at all and I thought she was frivolous, self centred and selfish and I struggled to connect with her character here. I thought the story was written well, it was easy to follow, the plot was good and I enjoyed the different country settings as I could imagine West Lake and Egypt in my mind when reading. The story is set over a 10 year period and was at times an absorbing read. There were a couple of characters I didn’t particularly like and couldn’t take to although this didn’t affect what was, on the whole, a good read. I would definitely want to read the next book in the series to see how things pan out for the three sisters and their mother, and am overall enjoying this historical family saga. You definitely need to read this series in order to get to know the characters properly right from the start.

3.5 stars