The harrowing true story of sisters locked in a shocking childhood pact - 'remarkable' (Oliver Sacks).
Marjorie Wallace is an award-winning journalist, author, playwright
and broadcaster, and has won nine major awards for her journalism,
books and plays. She is currently Chief Executive of SANE, the
mental health charity, which she helped to found.
Marjorie Wallace (Countess Skarbeck) is married and lives in London
with her three sons, Sacha, Stefan and Justin, and daughter, Sophia
Augusta.
Strange, riveting... Thanks to Marjorie Wallace, thanks to the
twins' incorrigible brilliance, we now have some idea of what it is
like to stand in front of a dark mirror
*London Review of Books*
A remarkable (and finally tragic) story which, in its depth,
penetration and detail, no less than its extraordinary subject
matter, must be seen as outstanding, a testimony to something
extraordinary in the author herself
*New York Times Review of Books*
A compelling and tragic story
*Mail on Sunday*
Breathtaking
*Independent*
This true story focuses on the young adult years of identical twin girls. June and Jennifer isolate themselves from family and society, sinking into a world of interdependency, fantasy, and obsessive game-playing, until an arson spree lands them in a hospital for the criminally insane. The fascination of this tale lies in the discrepancy between the twins' silent, emotionless facade and the rich creativity and passion that spills out endlessly in their writing. The author has reconstructed their story from their extensive diaries, in which they compulsively explore their lives and the condition of the world as they perceive it. Again and again, they express both their love and hatred for each other and their desire yet inability to become separate individuals. This book is written by a sympathetic journalist for a general audience.Amy D. Goffman, Registered Physical Therapist, Charlottesville, Va.
Strange, riveting... Thanks to Marjorie Wallace, thanks to the
twins' incorrigible brilliance, we now have some idea of what it is
like to stand in front of a dark mirror * London Review of Books
*
A remarkable (and finally tragic) story which, in its depth,
penetration and detail, no less than its extraordinary subject
matter, must be seen as outstanding, a testimony to something
extraordinary in the author herself * New York Times Review of
Books *
A compelling and tragic story * Mail on Sunday *
Breathtaking * Independent *
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