- Paperback: 346 pages
- Publisher: Virago Press Ltd (Jan 11 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0316066346
- ISBN-13: 978-0316066341
- Product Dimensions: 14 x 2.5 x 21 cm
- Shipping Weight: 340 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #356,685 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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I finished this book only moments ago, had to wipe the tears from my eyes. Seldom has a book had such a huge impact on my life. Rose and Ruby's (the girls) mother makes the observation that in every ordinary life is an extraordinary story ... this book itself proves the opposite is also true. Two people who are vastly different are also entirely similar. The books goes 'behind the stares' to see who it is that we look at ... and who is looking back at us. I became a wheelchair user a couple years ago and was surprised how much I changed in the eyes of others, how I had moved to a different land, crossed a border. This book speaks to living in the land I now inhabit. It does so with wit and grace. I am utterly in awe of this accomplishment.
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Beautiful and Wondrous,
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This review is from: The Girls (Hardcover)
While initially skeptical of an able=bodied author delving into the world of conjoined twins (the potential for disaster was there), I came away from this book profoundly moved. Lansens has crafted a powerful, thoughtful, wickedly funny, and emotionally poignant novel about these two memorable characters. The two women (Rose and Ruby) rarely stray into the 'inspirational cripple' model that's found so often in media images of disabled people. Instead, they come across as human - with faults, flaws and even farts! More than that, they reveal desires, fears, and hopes that help make them fully-fleshed out characters rather than circus caricatures. I recommend this book highly and without reservation. It was a pure delight to read.
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Amazing novel,
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This review is from: The Girls (Hardcover)
This may be one of the best books I've ever read. It will make you laugh and make you cry. You will fall in love with these girls and not want their story to end.
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