Praise for The Majestic Sisters

"The Majestic Sisters explores fame, fortune, and the sticky bonds of sisterhood with authenticity and cinematic flair. A dazzling story about ambition and duty, love and loss, and how the dreams that take us away are often the same dreams that bring us home. A debut worthy of its own marquee."

—Ali Bryan, award-winning author of The Figgs and Coq

"A master storyteller, Jessica Ilse has woven a spellbinding tale full of charm, wit, and nostalgia that takes the reader from Halifax in the 1930s to Hollywood at the tail end of the Golden Age. It's impossible not to fall in love with the inimitable and delightful Majestic Sisters—both the novel, and the dynamic duo themselves, who spring to glorious life from every page. This is a sparkling debut that will have you cheering (and maybe shedding a few tears) at the end. And if you're a displaced Haligonian like me, beware: this novel will make you terribly homesick—both for what is, and what could have been."

—Amy Jones, bestselling author of Pebble & Dove

"A tender, passionate, heartbreaking tale of what it takes to follow a dream. The Majestic Sisters pulls back the curtain on a pre-war Halifax that sparkles with glitz and glamour."

—Louise Michalos, author of Marilla Before Anne

"In glorious technicolour, an adoring homage to the sumptuous movie palaces of a bygone era, classic films of the silver screen, and Halifax on the brink of war. A novel masterfully alive with history—the allure of fame, the bonds of family, and the balm of forgiveness—a dazzling debut!"

—Stephens Gerard Malone, author of Jumbo

"A tale of two sisters separated by the pursuit of success, The Majestic Sisters is an engaging and engrossing tribute to the power of revisiting the past and asking for forgiveness. Enchanting, full of period details and pluck, you'll find yourself on a seductive journey through Old Hollywood, ambition, and a young woman'?s desire to start over. I missed these characters long after the book ended."

—Brooke Lea Foster, bestselling author of All the Summers in Between