The Sister Surprise

Abigail Mann

Mar 2021 · Sold by HarperCollins UK

About this ebook

The new uplifting book from Abigail Mann, author of The Lonely Fajita! ‘Heartwarming, charming and witty’ Sophie Cousens #1 bestselling author of This Time Next Year ‘The perfect blend of warm and witty you can't help but smile (and laugh) throughout’ Helly Acton, author of The Shelf

Journalist Ava takes a DNA test hoping to discover her roots. Instead, she finds out she has a half-sister ... whilst on a live stream watched by 100,000 people. Her boss thinks it’s the perfect click-bait story. Ava just wants to go to Moira’s tiny Scottish village and meet her.

But when Ava arrives undercover as a volunteer farmhand, she realises Moira – who’s her pig-wrestling, chatterbox polar opposite – might not be delighted by the news. And the longer Ava stays in Kilroch, with its inappropriately attractive minister and ties to her hidden family past, the more complicated this surprise is going to get...

The perfect read for fans of Marian Keyes, Beth O’Leary and Mhairi McFarlane.
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‘I was invested, I was amused, I was heart-warmed and I didn't want it to end...ps the priest was really hot too’ Holly McCulloch, author of Just Friends

‘I inhaled it! Super funny and packs an emotional punch’ Nicola Gill, author of The Neighbours

‘Had me laughing all the way through, and I got weepy at the end’ Sara Nisha Adams, author of The Reading List

‘I laughed the whole way through and cried at the end. The perfect smart, escapist read’ Freya Sampson, author of The Last Chance Library

‘Heartwarming, tender and completely unputdownable’ Hannah Tovey, author of The Education of Ivy Edwards

‘As comforting as putting on your cosiest sweater and fuzzy socks. I loved every moment of it’ Jesse Sutanto, author of Dial A For Aunties

‘The most lovely, heartwarming, hilarious, escapist dream’ Mary Hargreaves, author of This is Not a Love Story

‘Like going on my favourite kind of country holiday, full of rampaging farm animals, mud, suspicious locals and hot priests ... Witty, lovely, brilliant escapism’ Lex Croucher, author of You’re Crushing It

Ratings and reviews

Ava travels to Scotland after a DNA test reveals she's got a half-sister she knows nothing about. She blogs about the trip for her employer's journalism site—but when she meets Moira, it's not just a news story. She wants to get to know her sister without the eyes of the public on them. But how can Ava reveal the truth without bringing up painful family secrets that could drive Moira away? This book is so much fun. It's warm, funny, relatable, and more than a little cheeky. I loved the characters and the sometimes chaotic small-town life. While the book has got a sweet romance subplot, it's not the focus. The book is mostly about the sisters getting to know each other, and Ava trying to save the farm where she's boarding. Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC I received. This is my honest and voluntary review.

About the author

Abigail is a comedy writer living in London and surviving on a diet of three-shot coffee, bourbons, and vegetarian sausage rolls. She was born and brought up in Norfolk, which she says is to blame for the sardonic humour that runs through her novels. Abigail was the runner-up in 2019's Comedy Women in Print award for The Lonely Fajita: her first novel.

You can find out lots more about her on Instagram (@abigailemann) and on her website (www.abigailemann.com).