Nalo Hopkinson - Sister Mine - Paperback Book

Nalo Hopkinson

Sister MineAuthor(s): Nalo Hopkinson\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Grand Central Publishing, United States\nImprint: Grand Central Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781455528400, 978-1455528400\nSynopsis\nWhen Makeda and her twin sister Abby are born, they come into the world conjoined and sickly. The surgery to separate them weakens Abby so much that she will surely die-unless her parents make a bargain with the gods. For Makeda and Abby are not ordinary children, they are the offspring of Boysie, god of growing things, and his wife, a beautiful human woman. In exchange for Abby's life, Boysie agrees to live as a human, and his wife must spend her days as a monstrous sea creature.\nTwenty years later...\nPhysically healthy but with no magical ability, Makeda has spent her whole life in the shadow of her sister Abby, who has twisted legs but an enchanted singing voice. By their magical relatives' standards, Makeda is just a \""donkey\""-a worthless human valuable only for her role in helping .