A sweeping, emotionally charged novel about sisterhood, healing, and the wild, unfiltered ways we love and lose.
After the quiet brilliance of Cleopatra and Frankenstein, Coco Mellors returns with Blue Sisters, a novel that is both bigger and deeper in emotional scale. At its heart is a story of four sisters grappling with grief and identity in the wake of unbearable loss. Mellors writes with urgency and softness, crafting characters who are messy, magnetic, and real.
This is a novel about what happens when love hurts—and how it heals. Set across continents and inner landscapes, it’s full of rich emotion, razor-sharp dialogue, and the kind of intimate storytelling that lingers.
What Type of Book Is This?
- Genre: Literary Fiction / Contemporary Fiction / Family Drama
- Tone: Raw, poetic, emotional
- Themes: Grief, family bonds, identity, sisterhood, addiction, healing
- Perfect For: Readers who love character-driven stories with emotional intensity and literary depth
Blue Sisters is the kind of novel that invites you into the lives of its characters so completely that you begin to feel their grief and joy as your own. It’s full of vulnerability, humor, and an honesty that makes it hard to put down.
Why You’ll Love It
Coco Mellors has a gift for writing about complex emotions without ever feeling forced or sentimental. In Blue Sisters, she explores the emotional chaos of loss and the imperfect beauty of love—between sisters, friends, and even ourselves.
It’s a story of falling apart and coming together again, not neatly, but truthfully. Perfect for fans of deeply layered, modern family dramas that tackle both pain and tenderness.
Bonus tip
If you liked Blue Sisters, you might also like:
- Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane — for its powerful look at family, forgiveness, and the long shadow of trauma
- The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo — for its layered portrayal of sisters, secrets, and years of messy love
- Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng — for its examination of motherhood, identity, and complex relationships
- Commonwealth by Ann Patchett — for its decades-spanning family drama told with emotional precision
- Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors — for her signature style of sharp, emotional storytelling about flawed yet unforgettable characters
Ready to fall into a fierce and moving story about what it means to be family?
Get your copy of Blue Sisters on Amazon now.
