The Twins
On sale
29th August 2013
Price: £9.99
The Richard and Judy Bestseller.
‘Outstandingly good. Part-thriller, part-love story, I guarantee you will not be able to put it down’ Sun
They were identical in every way
Until the unthinkable tore them apart
Isolte and Viola are twins. Inseparable as children, they’ve grown into very different adults: Isolte, a successful features writer for a fashion magazine with a photographer boyfriend and a flat in London, and Viola, desperately unhappy and struggling with a lifelong eating disorder.
What happened all those years ago to set the twins on such different paths to adulthood? As both women start to unravel the escalating tragedies of a half-remembered summer, terrifying secrets from the past come rushing back – and threaten to overwhelm their adult lives…
***Pre-order Saskia Sarginson’s heart-rending new novel, The Bench, now – a tragic love story spanning three decades***
‘Convincing and compelling . . . building tension that resonates even after the novel ends’ Stylist
‘This book got its hooks into us and wouldn’t let go. Hypnotic, with real emotional punch’ Star
‘Gripping’ Marie Claire
‘Stunning in its insight and beautifully written’ Judy Finnigan
‘Touching and extremely readable’ Sunday Mirror
‘Outstandingly good. Part-thriller, part-love story, I guarantee you will not be able to put it down’ Sun
They were identical in every way
Until the unthinkable tore them apart
Isolte and Viola are twins. Inseparable as children, they’ve grown into very different adults: Isolte, a successful features writer for a fashion magazine with a photographer boyfriend and a flat in London, and Viola, desperately unhappy and struggling with a lifelong eating disorder.
What happened all those years ago to set the twins on such different paths to adulthood? As both women start to unravel the escalating tragedies of a half-remembered summer, terrifying secrets from the past come rushing back – and threaten to overwhelm their adult lives…
***Pre-order Saskia Sarginson’s heart-rending new novel, The Bench, now – a tragic love story spanning three decades***
‘Convincing and compelling . . . building tension that resonates even after the novel ends’ Stylist
‘This book got its hooks into us and wouldn’t let go. Hypnotic, with real emotional punch’ Star
‘Gripping’ Marie Claire
‘Stunning in its insight and beautifully written’ Judy Finnigan
‘Touching and extremely readable’ Sunday Mirror
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Reviews
Clever, and full of suspense
An absorbing account of unbreakable and uncanny bonds
Beautifully written with characters you'll learn to love
Everybody has an opinion about twins and the bond between them. Well, this novel has two sets of twins and will make you curious to know more. The competition, the struggle for power but also the loyalty between them are extraordinary . . . This novel reads like a modern fairy tale, I loved it
A Perfect R & J read. Highly compulsive
Thumpingly good
An excellent debut and you are sure to have a hard time putting it down
Intense... dark
Timeless and riveting
Sarginson's debut is a timeless and riveting piece that echoes the mystique and beauty of the lush, English countryside . . . bewitching
This debut novel by Saskia Sarginson reveals a stunning writer with deep insight into people, their thoughts and behaviour. It is a beautifully crafted and compelling story that won't disappoint
The haunting tale is skilfully infused with trauma and tragedy - and sinister suspense. [A] stirring debut