Is a sister still a sister when her sister dies?*
Four & a half years older. A dedicated bank worker. A singer, a dancer. An expert bargain hunter. An animal lover. Faithful in her beliefs, faithful to people. Amused by absurdities. And really annoying when we were young. My sister used to introduce me to friends as, ‘This is my baby sister Sonia. She’s a writer.’
Susan Hope Faminu died on 21 May 2023.
* paraphrasing Fatimah Ashgar, When we were Sisters, Guardian Review, 17 June 2023