Blue Sisters - Coco Mellors

Following the success of Cleopatra and Frankenstein, Coco Mellors returns with Blue Sisters—a deeply moving, beautifully written novel about grief, sisterhood, and healing. When their beloved fourth sister, Nicky, dies, the three remaining Blue sisters—each scattered across continents and personal crises—are forced to come together.

What follows is a story of reconnection, reckoning, and remembrance. Told with sharp wit and emotional clarity, Blue Sisters explores the invisible threads that bind us to our families, no matter how far we try to run.

Main Themes of the Book

• Sisterhood: The intense, complex bond between siblings—woven with love, rivalry, and loyalty.
• Grief and Loss: A raw and honest exploration of how loss reshapes families and identity.
• Belonging and Identity: Each sister struggles with who she is and where she fits, in the world and within her family.
• Love and Forgiveness: From broken relationships to self-redemption, love in all its forms plays a central role.
• Coming Home: A meditation on what it means to return—to people, to places, and to the self.

Reasons to Choose This Book by Coco Mellors

• Written by Coco Mellors, the author of the critically acclaimed Cleopatra and Frankenstein
• Perfect for fans of Celeste Ng, Sally Rooney, and Meg Mason
• A Sunday Times bestseller praised as “poignant,” “gorgeous,” and “breathtaking”
• Explores big themes with emotional nuance, humor, and literary elegance
• A novel that lingers—ideal for book clubs and thoughtful readers who enjoy character-driven stories

Blue Sisters is a tender, fierce, and unforgettable novel about women learning to live with love and loss in a fractured world. With poetic prose and resonant emotional depth, Coco Mellors delivers a story that captures the mess and magic of being part of a family.

It is a story of grief and grace—how we break, how we survive, and how we find our way back to each other.