The Twins

Name: The Twins
Brand: Hachette Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Saskia Sarginson
ISBN: 9781478978978

Author: Saskia Sarginson

Narrator: Candida Gubbins, Clare Wille

Unabridged: 11 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Redhook

Published: 08/27/2013

Categories: Fiction, Women, Family Life

Synopsis

They were inseparable until an innocent mistake tore them apart.

Growing up, Viola and Issy clung to each other in the wake of their mother's eccentricity, as she dragged them from a commune to a tiny Welsh village. They thought the three of them would be together forever.

But an innocent mistake one summer set them on drastically different paths. Now in their twenties, Issy is trying to hold together a life as a magazine art director, while Viola is slowly destroying herself, consumed with guilt over the events they unknowingly set into motion as children.

When it seems that Viola might never recover, Issy returns to the town they haven't seen in a decade, to face her own demons and see what answers, if any, she can find.

A deeply moving, gripping debut, this is a novel about the secrets we carry, and the bonds between twins.

About Saskia Sarginson

Saskia Sarginson was awarded an M.A. in creative writing after a B.A. in English literature from Cambridge University. Before becoming a full-time author, she was a health and beauty editor on women's magazines, a ghostwriter for the BBC and HarperCollins, and a copywriter and script editor. She lives in south London with her partner and four children. Her first novel, The Twins, was chosen for the Richard & Judy autumn book club 2013 and received outstanding international review coverage.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Miranda on August 03, 2013

Unfortunately, I finally had to give up on this book after drudging my way through 40% of it. So please keep in mind that this review is only for the parts of the book that I was able to finish. I really did want to like this book...it had an intriguing premise, based on the powerful connection betwe......more

Goodreads review by Sandra on August 24, 2013

I know many people who hate reading books that are told in multiple points of view. I happen to love it. I feel like I get a more rounded picture in my head. This book is not only told in multiple points of view but also alternates between first and third person. This is the story of two twins who li......more

Goodreads review by Lolly K Dandeneau on July 02, 2013

Twins Isolte and Viola start their lives with a free spirited, damaged mother living off the earth in a somewhat hippy existence. While their home is dilapidated and their bellies are often empty the little girls are feral and happier than they become later in life. After a tragic accident steals th......more

Goodreads review by Burma on July 02, 2013

I won this book in a Goodreads first-reads giveaway. I absolutely loved this book. It is definitely one of the best books I have read in a long time. This is one of those books that you keep thinking about when you lay it down and after you are finished reading it. The story is wonderful, the charact......more

Goodreads review by Gabby on July 23, 2013

I received an ARC from GoodReads in exchange for an honest review. This book is difficult for me to review because it's so muddled, I don't know where to begin to describe the story or my opinion of it. The book was described as involving a set of twins who were inseparable until an innocent mistake......more