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Blue Sisters: A Read with Jenna Pick: A Novel Hardcover – September 3, 2024

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY • Three estranged siblings return to their family home in New York after their beloved sister’s death in this “deeply nuanced and compelling” (Vogue) novel, from the acclaimed author of Cleopatra and Frankenstein.

“A beautiful portrait of grief and the world-shaping bond sisters share.”—Real Simple

The three Blue sisters are exceptional—and exceptionally different. Avery, the eldest and a recovering heroin addict turned strait-laced lawyer, lives with her wife in London; Bonnie, a former boxer, works as a bouncer in Los Angeles following a devastating defeat; and Lucky, the youngest, models in Paris while trying to outrun her hard-partying ways. They also had a fourth sister, Nicky, whose unexpected death left the family reeling. A year later, as they each navigate grief, addiction, and ambition, they find they must return to New York to stop the sale of the apartment they were raised in.

But coming home is never as easy as it seems. As the sisters reckon with the disappointments of their childhood and the loss of the only person who held them together, they realize that the greatest secrets they’ve been keeping might not have been from one another but from themselves.

Imbued with Coco Mellors’s signature combination of humor and heart, Blue Sisters is a story of what it takes to keep living after loss—and, ultimately, to fall in love with life again.
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Jenny Jackson says, “Sparkling with wit” and Rufi Thorpe says, “Transcendently beautiful.”
“Until you know my sisters, you don’t know me.”
Tess Gunty says, “a stunning exploration of sisterhood and grief, addiction and recovery.”

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“In lush, cozy prose, Mellors guides us into the lives of Avery, Bonnie, and Lucky Blue, reuniting to clean out their childhood apartment in New York City on the first anniversary of their sister Nicky’s death. . . . She is . . . able to capture the ferality, stickiness, and beauty of both sisterhood and grief.”—The New York Times

“This intricate portrait of a family of sisters is deeply nuanced and compelling, a family drama with intimate psychological portraits within it.”—Vogue

“Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors paints a beautiful portrait of grief and the world-shaping bond sisters share.”—Real Simple

“If you loved Little Women or Ann Napolitano’s Hello Beautiful, consider putting Coco Mellors’s Blue Sisters at the top of your reading list. . . . Expect bingeable, alternating chapters and a well-rounded perspective on grief, addiction, and complicated family dynamics.”—The Skimm

“Sparkling with wit, shot through with longing, Blue Sisters is a beautiful novel, both dazzlingly joyful and achingly sad.”—Jenny Jackson, New York Times bestselling author of Pineapple Street

“In Blue Sisters, grief is rendered with gorgeous particularity. Coco Mellors writes about the special language endemic to family and troubles the idea of home.”—Raven Leilani, New York Times bestselling author of Luster

“With great sensitivity to language and psychology, Mellors offers an immersive portrait of three young women as they search one another and their contexts for antidotes to complex afflictions. The result is a stunning exploration of sisterhood and grief, addiction and recovery, pain and pleasure. At once contemporary and timeless, Blue Sisters is captivating.”—Tess Gunty, National Book Award–winning author of The Rabbit Hutch

“Suspended between the high of escapism and the slap of reality, the story of Avery, Bonnie, Nicky, and Lucky is a healing balm to lost souls. Blue Sisters will unearth tenderness and heartache from spectacular depths within you, giving new dimensions to the word blue.”—Xochitl Gonzalez, New York Times bestselling author of Olga Dies Dreaming

“Coco Mellors has the unique gift of making the picturesque, almost Wes Anderson–chic Blue sisters feel viscerally real, and it is a pleasure to be in their world even as they struggle with difficult things: grief, addiction, and generational trauma. In prose that is at times transcendently beautiful, Mellors has painted a portrait of sisterhood in all its pettiness and messiness and beauty and grace. It’s stunning.”—Rufi Thorpe, author of The Knockout Queen, a PEN/Faulkner Award finalist

“I never imagined a novel about grief could leave me feeling so warm. Coco Mellors has crafted a richly textured tale of love, loss, and addiction in all its complexities. When I made it to the final page, I had tears in my eyes.”—Isabel Kaplan, bestselling author of NSFW

“A stunning sibling story for fans of Emma Straub and Lily King.”—Library Journal

“Mellors delves into sibling drama with this frank and soulful offering . . .This story of addiction and grief will resonate with readers.”—Publishers Weekly

About the Author

Coco Mellors grew up in London and New York, where she received her MFA in fiction from New York University. Her debut novel, Cleopatra and Frankenstein, was a Sunday Times bestseller, has been translated into over fifteen languages, and is currently being adapted for television. She lives with her husband and son in New York.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ballantine Books (September 3, 2024)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0593723767
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593723760
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.46 x 1.11 x 9.53 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Coco Mellors is a writer from London and New York. She received her MFA in Fiction from New York University, where she was a Goldwater fellow. She currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband. Cleopatra and Frankenstein is her first novel.

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This was a beautifully devastating story of true sisterhood and navigating grief when one does not even know how to process it. This novel touches on so many heavy topics in a way that makes it feel like a light read. I devoured this novel in less than a day. I was up on a work night trying to finish it up and was crying at work reading the conclusion. Brutally honest description of the relationship between sisters and the shared trauma that impacted them differently.I resonated so much with each of the sisters but truly felt stripped bare in my connection with Avery. As an eldest sister I have always felt the implied/assigned role of taking care of my youngest sisters. The burden that could be real or not sometimes cripples us in our life and is a constant push to do more since we never do enough. Each sister's guilt was palpable throughout the story and their yearning to have done differently and changed the outcomes of their sister's ultimate demise. Accepting that they each have their faults and learning to accept them and do better was incredible to read. I was especially glad to see how messy it all got and not everything immediately had a clean end. BUT THE EPILOGUE made the ending so perfect.This has easily joined the top of my ranks for my favorite books. I am excited to constantly visit these characters and their lives.Thank you to Ballantine Books, NetGalley, and Coco Mellors for allowing me the extreme honor of an ARC of this book and allowing me to process it before I was able to buy the book for my own and relive it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully devastating
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This was a beautifully devastating story of true sisterhood and navigating grief when one does not even know how to process it. This novel touches on so many heavy topics in a way that makes it feel like a light read. I devoured this novel in less than a day. I was up on a work night trying to finish it up and was crying at work reading the conclusion. Brutally honest description of the relationship between sisters and the shared trauma that impacted them differently.

I resonated so much with each of the sisters but truly felt stripped bare in my connection with Avery. As an eldest sister I have always felt the implied/assigned role of taking care of my youngest sisters. The burden that could be real or not sometimes cripples us in our life and is a constant push to do more since we never do enough. Each sister's guilt was palpable throughout the story and their yearning to have done differently and changed the outcomes of their sister's ultimate demise. Accepting that they each have their faults and learning to accept them and do better was incredible to read. I was especially glad to see how messy it all got and not everything immediately had a clean end. BUT THE EPILOGUE made the ending so perfect.

This has easily joined the top of my ranks for my favorite books. I am excited to constantly visit these characters and their lives.

Thank you to Ballantine Books, NetGalley, and Coco Mellors for allowing me the extreme honor of an ARC of this book and allowing me to process it before I was able to buy the book for my own and relive it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully devastating
Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2024
This was a beautifully devastating story of true sisterhood and navigating grief when one does not even know how to process it. This novel touches on so many heavy topics in a way that makes it feel like a light read. I devoured this novel in less than a day. I was up on a work night trying to finish it up and was crying at work reading the conclusion. Brutally honest description of the relationship between sisters and the shared trauma that impacted them differently.

I resonated so much with each of the sisters but truly felt stripped bare in my connection with Avery. As an eldest sister I have always felt the implied/assigned role of taking care of my youngest sisters. The burden that could be real or not sometimes cripples us in our life and is a constant push to do more since we never do enough. Each sister's guilt was palpable throughout the story and their yearning to have done differently and changed the outcomes of their sister's ultimate demise. Accepting that they each have their faults and learning to accept them and do better was incredible to read. I was especially glad to see how messy it all got and not everything immediately had a clean end. BUT THE EPILOGUE made the ending so perfect.

This has easily joined the top of my ranks for my favorite books. I am excited to constantly visit these characters and their lives.

Thank you to Ballantine Books, NetGalley, and Coco Mellors for allowing me the extreme honor of an ARC of this book and allowing me to process it before I was able to buy the book for my own and relive it.
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Gretchen Hicks
4.0 out of 5 stars Raw and real
Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2024
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The four sisters were so incredibly fleshed out and real to me. Full of strength and flaws. Loving each other incredibly but also irritated and annoyed by each other. Maybe the best depiction of siblings that I can remember reading. Painful as I lost my brother by suicide. This book conveyed how I felt about him in a way that I haven’t read before. The Blue Sisters will stay with me for a long time. Didn’t want the book to end but also read straight in two long sessions! Not a light read but a hopeful one.
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Jenna T.
3.0 out of 5 stars It’s ok.
Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2024
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I’m not seeing the hype here. I couldn’t find myself caring about really any of the characters and felt the author spent wayyy too much time describing their surroundings and inconsequential aspects instead of focusing on more important details. Details and explanations that could’ve helped me relate to the characters better. You are made to think their mother is the literal worst but she is not portrayed that way when we finally get to see interaction with her. 3 out of the 4 sisters are/were addicts and none of them recognized this in the other? Too unrealistic for sisters with such a close bond. I do love the focus on the special relationship between sisters and I actually enjoyed the last quarter of the book and the ending. It wrapped up nicely but was overall too chaotic and the storylines too all over the place.

Edited to add: I think I maybe am being a little too critical of this book but I feel it’s because I had such big expectations that it just didn’t meet.
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Roynane Lisk
5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful book
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This book chronicles the lives of four sisters and their individual struggles with finding happiness after being raised by an emotionally unavailable mother and an alcoholic father. For me it was a hopeful novel.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Better than I expected
Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2024
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I ordered this because of the "Jenna" recommendation. I have liked most of the books she puts her name on. When this started out, I figured it was going to be another of those "dysfunctional family" books, and in some ways it is that, but at least the characters are entertaining and interesting, so it reads fairly quickly. The story is told in alternating chapters for each sister. Each one has problems of one kind or another, and while they want to get along with each other, they don't always. However, they seem to have good hearts, and the story ends well, so I am glad I read it.
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Megan Seidenstricker
5.0 out of 5 stars Love love love!
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2024
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I just loved this book!!! The bond between sisters is so amazing and I just could not put this book down! Highly recommend!
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Stephanie
4.0 out of 5 stars Heavy heavy heavy
Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2024
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Blue Sisters expertly explores the intricacies and complex dynamics of sibling relationships. Avery, Bonnie & Lucky are grieving the loss of their sister Nicky who passed away at the age of 27 due to an overdose. Addiction has deep roots in the Blue family as their father is an alcoholic, Avery a recovering addict and Lucky an addict in denial. The grief eats away at each of the girls in different ways and as they rebuild their relationships with one another through the shared pain, they begin to heal. This story shows some of the darkest parts of addiction, I was scared for Lucky as she spiraled. There were instances where I found Avery to be so cringey, angry and cruel. Bonnie, although struggling, was the light this book needed. She balanced everything out and her individual story was by far my favorite of the girls. I liked it but it was a little too dark and a little too heavy for me.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Little Women 2024
Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2024
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Great easy read about 4 sisters. It was recommended by several book clubs and it did not disappoint. I love how author wrote from each character's perspective.
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5.0 out of 5 stars ممتاز
Reviewed in Saudi Arabia on September 14, 2024
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5.0 out of 5 stars I loved it!
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I loved the characters, they felt very real. The whole story resounded with me in a very personal way and I went on their journey
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5.0 out of 5 stars Stupendo
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Entrato senza dubbio nella mia top 5 vicino ai grandi classici: commovente, bellissimo, i personaggi e le loro storie descritte con grande fluidità. Profondo e moderno. Ho letto anche Cleopatra and Frankenstein, molto carino, ma Blue Sisters è un altro spessore. L’ho divorato in pochi giorni.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Me ha encantado
Reviewed in Spain on July 29, 2024
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Me gustó mucho el primer libro de Coco, por eso me compré este con la esperanza de que me iba a gustar. Ha sido todo un acierto, es de los mejores libros que he leído este verano. Fácil de leer y logra que empatices con cada una de las hermanas.
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