The Lost Sister is a tale of friendship, betrayal, love, and loss. I liked this book because it was a like a murder mystery. It starred a young girl named Alisha who had always looked up to her older sister Diana. When Diana suddenly disappears, Alisha finds herself filled with sadness and regret. I found The Lost Sister oddly written. If I’m being honest, maybe one chapter would be first person POV, but then the other be in third person, Paula’s POV. Paula is Alisha’s friend who’s little sister hates her. Her POV is in third person and it took half of the book. I liked each POV, except I didn’t really see the significance of having both.

Both Alisha and Paula are such strong, well-written characters that lead complicated lives, and I really saw that throughout the book. However, I think, maybe a summary of Paula’s tragic backstory would have sufficed because a few things about Alisha could really have been cleared up. Other than that, I liked this book. The story was solid and this story is perfect slice-of-life murder mystery to read. (If you’re into that sort of thing)

The Lost Sister by Andrea Gunraj is a deeply compelling story of grief, family, and redemption. Both Alisha and Paula's stories grabbed my attention immediately and didn't let go - I had to actively try to not read it all in one sitting.

The subject matter is very heavy, and often distressing, but it was presented with such honesty. That honesty also extends to the characters with how well rounded and complex they are. I felt deeply for all of them - Alisha, Paula, Ave, Diana, Don, Beatrice, Julie - and they're all going to stick with me for quite some time.

This is a superb novel, one of the best I've read.

The Lost Sister by Andrea Gunraj an incredible read. I truly couldn’t put it down. We follow Alicia and her older sister Diana through their lives at Jane and Finch. Diana the light of the family and the person Alicia wants to impress and emulate. After her disappearance and leading up to the discovery of her body Alicia becomes paralyzed in the fear that it was all her fault. I hung off every word. We also follow Paula a young girl taken away from her mother and brought to Nova Scotia’s Home For Coloured Children where she spends the next 18 years. Having much in common with Alicia and her family they fall into a unusual friendship. Over all this was an remarkable read. That I recommend everyone read!

The Lost Sister, by Andrea Gunraj, is easily one of my favourite novels to date.
Alisha and Diana are sisters, living in a Toronto suburb full of immigrants trying to build new lives in North America. Diana, the eldest, an aspiring doctor, is the light of the family, the one Alisha longs to emulate more than anyone.
When Diana doesn’t return home one day, Alisha becomes haunted, because she thinks she knows who did it, but can’t tell anyone.
Unable the handle the pain of the loss of their daughter, and unaware of Alishas secret guilt, the family begins to fall apart. It’s only when a friendship sparks between her and an elderly school volunteer, Paula, that Alisha finds reprieve.
Once a child at an orphanage for coloured children in Nova Scotia, and estranged from a sister of her own, Paula helps Alisha realize that redemption and peace only comes from facing the truth.
The Lost Sister is written with such an intensity that you just can’t put it down. Every page leaves you wanting more!