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Curtis Sittenfeld is the author of the word-of-mouth bestseller American Wife, which was longlisted for the Orange Prize, as was her first novel, Prep, a New York Times bestseller. It was followed by The Man of My Dreams . Her books are translated into 25 languages. She is married, with two young children. Visit her website, www.curtissittenfeld.com
A work of psychological genius and has a wonderful twist at the end...a literary pageturner...There's a fizzing, daring originality to Sisterland that draws you in and takes your breath away. Observer Engagingly messy mixture of the comic and the sombre...a beautifully delicate way of describing both familial and conjugal love. Guardian Curtis Sittenfeld has a knack for capturing characters so vividly it's uncanny...brilliantly evokes small-town Eighties adolescence...the gripping denouement is expertly carried out. Daily Mail Wise and empathetic, this is a book with a great sense of humour and an even bigger heart. Glamour Sittenfeld's debut Prep was one of the best novels about adolescence written this century, and it is here, when dealing with the competitve world of teenage girls, that Sittenfeld is at her best in Sisterland...Like Kate Akinson with her recent Life After Life, Sittenfeld is a reliably realistic (if slightly dreamy) novelist who has here tackled a somewhat far-fetched concept outside her normal range and displayed impressive comfort in doing so. Sunday Times
