Reading by Lola Lemire Tostevin

Lola Lemire Tostevin reads from her latest novel The Other Sister at Nicholas Hoare Books (45 Front Street East) on October 21 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Contact 416-483-1321 ext. 2 for details. Reading followed by a reception and signing. The event is free.

In The Other Sister, ailing, yet stubbornly independent nonagenarian Julia Brannon moves to a retirement home in Toronto, and is gifted a laptop by her daughter and grand-daughter, who for their individual reasons want to hold on to Julia’s memories to be recorded on it. As Julia looks back at her past, she records memories of her identical twin sister and their disparate yet intertwined lives. In the present, Julia meets Lena Kohn at the home. Also a twin, Lena lost her sister at Auschwitz. Lena’s memory is failing, driving her back into the terrifying events from her past. Despite Julia’s efforts to draw her back into the present, Lena’s regressions are harder to break. Julia also meets Daniel. As their mutual respect grows, so does his curiosity about Julia’s secretive past. Soon, Daniel uncovers a family secret that pulls Julia out of the web of deception she has spun around herself and her family in order to protect those she loves.