A grandmother's ultimatum splits two sisters, leading one to murder the other decades later.
After their mother dies, Kate and Amelia Morse are told only one may leave with their grieving grandmother. Amelia goes, expecting prosperity, but spends years in ordinary circumstances. When she discovers Kate has married into the wealthy Warren family, the disparity fuels a corrosive envy. Consumed by rage over the life she believes she lost, Amelia kills her sister and then herself.
Markers
- 1Sister rivalry
- 2Family ultimatum
- 3Envy turns lethal
Audience
Readers drawn to family tragedies where a single decision echoes across decades.
