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One-Hit Wonder

by Lisa Jewell Publisher: ATRIA

A sister’s life beyond the spotlight

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    Lisa Jewell is described as a #1 New York Times bestselling author

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A sister’s life beyond the spotlight

After the death of her estranged half-sister Bee, Ana is left to sort through the belongings of a woman she thought she understood only from a distance. Bee’s brief success as a singer and later withdrawal from public life give Ana a trail of unanswered questions, with clues including a country cottage, unexplained trips and a missing cat. The mystery turns on the divide between a celebrity image and a private life—and on how little Ana and the public may have known about Bee. The book combines a family relationship with an investigation into the secrets surrounding a death.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers who enjoy crime fiction built around uncovering a person’s hidden past
  • Readers interested in sisters, estrangement and family secrets
  • Readers drawn to mysteries involving celebrity and private identity

Themes

Family estrangementCelebrity and private identitySecrets and hidden livesGrief and discovery

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Book overview

First published in 2001, a reissue of #1 New York Times bestseller Lisa Jewell's third novel, an "inventive and moving" (The Sunday Times, London) novel about a young woman determined to discover the secrets her celebrity half-sister kept after her untimely death.

Bee Beahorn had it all: a successful music career, fabulous friends, and a glamorous celebrity lifestyle.

At least, that's what her estranged half-sister, Ana, had always believed.

Their lives were worlds apart. Bee was beautiful, extravagant, and full of life. Ana was awkward, shy, and destined to live in Bee's shadow.

Years later, Bee is found dead, and Ana is dispatched to her apartment to help clear her things. After her #1 hit single, Bee had disappeared from the celebrity scene and remained cut off from her family. Ana quickly understands that this task is an opportunity to discover the truth of her sister's life, and when she finds evidence of a secret country cottage, mysterious weekends away, and even a missing cat, she realizes that everything she--and the public--knew about her sister may have been a lie.
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