Her Fearful Symmetry is about mirror-image twins Julia and Valentina. (I say mirror image because though they are identical in looks for the most part, they have mirrored characteristics, i.e. one has a mole on her right cheek, the other on the left. One has her heart placed correctly in the left side of her chest, the other, her right...and so on.) The twins, at 20-years-old inherit their Aunt Elspeth's (who has died of cancer and they've never met) small "fortune" including her London flat. There is a stipulation however: They must live there for 1 year before selling and, while living there, their parents (currently living in Lake Forest, Illinois - outside of Chicago) may not step foot in the flat. Oh, and by the way, the twins mother and Aunt Elspeth were identical twins themselves and haven't spoken or seen each other since the twins were 4 months old. And here the secrets and mysteries begin! Oh, and did I mention that Elspeth is stuck as a ghost in her flat? And her former lover lives downstairs in the first-floor flat? And they live next to Highgate Cemetery where Elspeth is entombed!? Oh it's good!
Needless to say, this book was soooooooo interesting and quite the page turner. I don't want to say much because Maggie is currently reading it but it was deeeeelicious! The ending was quite interesting and a bit bizarre but groovy! I highly recommend this book...it'll keep you on the edge of your seat wondering what will happen next! Oh, and after reading about these two sets of twins I don't think I'll ever wish I had had a twin again!
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