The Sisters - 'A triumph. The big baggy novel I've been waiting for' The Times

One of the most enjoyable books I''ve read so far in 2025 is Swedish writer Jonas Hassen Khemiri''s The Sisters. This is a must-read for fans of Jonathan Franzen or Paul Murray''s The Bee Sting . It tells the story of the Mikkolas sisters, three Swedish-Tunisian siblings, and the mysterious curse they believe hangs over their family. Even at over 600 pages, the book feels like a page-turner , due in part to Khemiri''s use of in-built mystery and short pacy chapters normally found in a thriller, but mostly due to the captivating characters which populate this epic family drama. Khemiri is a literary superstar in his native Sweden - this is his first novel that he has written in English. If you are looking for one to put aside for long winter nights, this is it.

Product details

• Authors: Jonas Hassen Khemiri, Khemiri Jonas Hassen
• Publisher: Sceptre
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Release: 07.05.2026
• EAN: 9781399753630
• ISBN: 978-1-399-75363-0
• No. of pages: 656
• Subjects: Sagas, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Friendship, FICTION / Family Life / Siblings, Fiction in translation, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, FICTION / Immigration, Family saga / generational saga fiction, Family life fiction / Stories about family