Book review: Fact and fiction intermingle, but this elegant novel is more than memoir

Bea and Lucy, the protagonists of Esther Freud's first novel, negotiate their teenage years in 'My Sister and Other Lovers'
Esther Freud is the author of 10 novels. Her father was the renowned painter Lucian Freud. Picture: Jillian Edelstein

Esther Freud is the author of 10 novels. Her father was the renowned painter Lucian Freud. Picture: Jillian Edelstein

  • My Sister and Other Lovers 
  • Esther Freud 
  • Bloomsbury, €16.99

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