SISTER OF MINE

308pp., paperback, Magpie, London, 2026

ISBN: 9781836430032

Sika's holiday to Ghana for a family party in Accra is the trip of a lifetime, as she's keen to meet her relatives and explore the country her mother left just after Sika was born - until she uncovers a family secret that changes her life.

"Marie-Claire has gifted us a vivid, emotionally rich novel about love and inheritance, the weight of secrets, and the fragile lines that hold families together, or pull them apart. The storytelling is deeply compelling." Chika Unigwe, author of On Black Sisters' Street

"Marie-Claire Amuah deftly and beautifully evokes all the wonders and eccentricities of home in this warm, winding tale of motherhood, grief, and what it means to live a life half in the dark ... Wonderfully written." Onyi Nwabineli, author of Allow Me to Introduce Myself

Marie-Claire Amuah is a British Ghanaian author. In 2021, she was awarded the John C. Laurence Award by the Society of Authors in support of her writing. In 2023, Marie-Claire was named winner of the Diverse Book Awards for adult fiction. Her debut novel One for Sorrow, Two for Joy was published in 2022. She lives in London, where she works as a barrister specialising in white collar crime.