Laura Elliot
The Lost Sister
Copyright
Published by Avon an imprint of
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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins Publishers in 2009 as The Prodigal Sister
This ebook edition published by HarperCollins Publishers in 2017
Copyright © June Considine 2009
June Considine asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work
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This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.
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Ebook Edition © 2017 ISBN: 9780007336852
Version: 2017-01-13
In loving memory of my close friend, Dympna Joyce-O’Byrne. Her zest for life and her tremendous courage will always be remembered
Contents
Copyright
Prologue
Departures
Chapter One
Havenswalk, New Zealand–October 2008
Chapter Two
Rebecca’s Journal–1985 1985
Chapter Three
Dublin-January 2009
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Rebecca’s Journal–1985
Chapter Six
Havenswalk–January 2009
Chapter Seven
Letters to Nirvana
Chapter Eight
Rebecca’s Journal–1986
Chapter Nine
Letters to Nirvana
Chapter Ten
Rebecca’s Journal–1987
Chapter Eleven
Letters to Nirvana
Chapter Twelve
Letters to Nirvana
Chapter Thirteen
Rebecca’s Journal–1989
Chapter Fourteen
Letters to Nirvana
Chapter Fifteen
Rebecca’s Journal–1990
Chapter Sixteen
Letters to Nirvana
Chapter Seventeen
Rebecca’s Journal–1991
Chapter Eighteen
Letters to Nirvana
Chapter Nineteen
Rebecca’s Journal–1993
Chapter Twenty
Letters to Nirvana
Chapter Twenty-One
Rebecca’s Journal–1993
Chapter Twenty-Two
Letters to Nirvana
The Journey
Chapter Twenty-Three
Havenswalk
Chapter Twenty-Four
Bangkok
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Christchurch
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Lake Tekapo
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Cromwell
Chapter Thirty-One
Rebecca’s Journal–1994
Chapter Thirty-Two
Havenswalk
Chapter Thirty-Three
Queenstown
Chapter Thirty-Four
Chapter Thirty-Five
Chapter Thirty-Six
Milford Sound
Chapter Thirty-Seven
Te Anau
Chapter Thirty-Eight
Rebecca’s Journal–1996
Chapter Thirty-Nine
Havenswalk
Chapter Forty
Queenstown
Chapter Forty-One
Cardrona Valley
Chapter Forty-Two
Wanaka
Chapter Forty-Three
Haast
Chapter Forty-Four
Jackson Bay
Chapter Forty-Five
Rebecca’s Journal–1998
Chapter Forty-Six
Fox Glacier Village
Chapter Forty-Seven
Chapter Forty-Eight
Rebecca’s Journal–2002
Chapter Forty-Nine
Havenswalk
Chapter Fifty
Akona’s Place
Chapter