The Vignes twin sisters will always be identical. Here are some of our favorite novels featuring sisters written in recent years, which were great guidance for how to craft a novel with sisterhood at its core. Clara and Maddie really were great fun to write, from the petty arguments, back-handed compliments, and sniping, to the more touching moments where they begin to understand that they maybe aren’t so different after all. Ultimately, we wanted this to be a story of self-discovery-and shared discovery. And by taking them out of their familiar lives in New York, we were able to create something of a clean slate for them to see if and how they would pull together in unfamiliar circumstances. By sending our sisters on a deeply personal and emotionally charged quest, we gave the pair something to share. Even when they find each other infuriating, they can’t help but care for each other. Set in the pre-war years, at a time when women were still restricted in so many areas of life, the novel also allowed us to demonstrate the unique ways in which the sisters responded, and rebeled, with their own distinctive attitudes.Īnd yet, despite their many differences, sisters like Clara and Maddie cannot deny their deep familial bond. Through Clara and Maddie, we wanted to delve deeper into the dynamic of sibling rivalry, and the emotional damage that comes from feeling inferior to those closest to us. Writing a novel centered around a relationship between sisters was a departure from our previous male/female protagonists, but it allowed us to explore the complexities of families in new ways. It was precisely this emotional melting pot, and the unique complexity of sibling relationships, that led us to set our new novel, Three Words For Goodbye, around Clara and Madeleine Sommers, two estranged sisters who reluctantly agree to travel across Europe together to fulfill their dying grandmother’s last wish.
From sweet devotion and unconditional love, to envy, bitterness and fierce rivalry, there’s a lot to unpack! Whether they are written as children, adolescents, or adults, sisters offer an intriguing palette of emotions for novelists to bring tension, passion, and drama to their work. From Jane Austen’s loveable Bennett sisters in Pride and Prejudice, and Louisa May Alcott’s unforgettable March sisters in Little Women, sisters have long been a source of rich literary inspiration. Siblings offer a unique, complex, and compelling relationship for novelists to explore, so it’s no surprise that so many novels have sisters at their heart. There’s something about literary sisters.
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