Sisters

Description

Bridging the centuries through her timeless works, Ada Cambridge was one of the first truly influential and inspired female Australian writers and poets of her time. In fact, she gained significant recognition as Australia’s first woman poet, and she was even somewhat of a celebrity in her time. Her long term success, however, came from her prose – particularly the delightful and well-written novels that would later catch on both in England and in Australia, and that are still considered classics of Australian literature today.

Although she was an English born writer, Ada Cambridge – later known as Ada Cross – wrote mainly for her Australian audience. In fact, many of her works were initially published in Australian newspapers, and have not been republished in book format later on.

Sisters is one of Cambridge’s most well-crafted and complex works, spanning across several decades and following the eventful lives of the four Pennycuick sisters. The story is filled with beautiful descriptions of the stunning landscapes found in colonial Australia, and the characters are equally absorbing, while being provided with a complex set of evolving traits.

If you’re looking for insight on the social values of 19th century Australia, this is probably one of the best books you can read where you will find a genuine account of what people were like during that era. Aside from the vivid and exciting tale of the lives and love interests of the sisters, we are also introduced to the realities of love and marriage in England and Australia, as well as the impact that wealth and social status had on their desires of living good lives.

Cambridge wrote a total of more than 25 works of fiction, and Sisters is one of the most popular and extensively debated of all of them.
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