Book 1 May 2006

The Girls

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Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA
Published: 1 May 2006

Adoptees
Psychological fiction
Abandoned children
Fiction
Conjoined twins
Sisters
Young women
Domestic fiction

In Lansens's second novel, readers come to know Rose and Ruby, 29-year-old conjoined twins. When one of the girls decides to write her autobiography, the distinct personalities of the two emerge to reveal their contradictory longing for independence and their unwavering togetherness.