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entertainment">For a number of years, writer Lucinda Riley has dominated the book sales top 10 with different parts of her The seven sistersseries. From the first part, The seven sisters, as many as 350,000 copies have been sold in our country since the translation was published.
entertainment">The success started in England, where the first part saw the light of day in 2014 and Riley started a steady rise. The first translations have been on the market in our country since 2018. Now, two years later, part 2 (Storm) in 3 (Shadow) reached a milestone here, with 200,000 sales. The Irish author, with more than 15 million books sold worldwide, is now a millionaire, received a Golden Book on Thursday via a video link for this achievement. Earlier this year she already received a Platinum Book for part 1, analogous to the use in the record industry.
Last part in April
entertainment">The series is now almost complete; the last part, The seventh sister, is expected by the end of April 2021. Riley describes in a flowery way the life of Maia and her sisters, who, after their father’s sudden death, meet in their family home, a beautiful country house on Lake Geneva. Each part is about a different sister, all of whom were adopted by this Pa Salt as babies. After his death, they all receive a letter with a mysterious reference to their origins. They are stories about love, loss and the search for who you really are.
entertainment">Publisher Sander Knol of Xander Uitgevers is of course also pleased with the millions of sales: “We receive so many enthusiastic and sometimes emotional reactions from readers to both Storm as Shadow. These awards confirm Lucinda’s sublime talent: every part in the Seven Sistersseries offers an imaginative and surprising reading experience. These are truly beloved bestsellers. ” If the trend continues, Riley will no doubt see even more Gold, Platinum or even Diamond Books.
entertainment">Born in 1971 in Ireland, Lucinda Riley, who lived alternately in England and the South of France before corona, wrote her first book at the age of twenty-four. Her work is published in thirty-four countries. In the Netherlands she has already sold more than three million books.
entertainment">Below is an interview with Lucinda Riley from 2019.
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