- Conjoined twins, Fiction, Literature, LGBTQ gender identity
A brilliant, disquieting first novel about a pair of conjoined twins who are deeply unhappy in each other's company. Nora, the dominant twin, is strong, funny, and deeply independent, thirsting for love and adventure.
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- resolvedopen-ended
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About the book
- Author
- Shelley Jackson
- First published
- 2006
- Pages
- 440
- Publisher
- HarperCollins, HarperCollins Publishers, Harper Perennial
- Editions
- 10
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780061195587
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