"Wall Street Journal," "Favorite Books of the Year 2013"
"Cosmopolitan," "Best Books of the Year for Women"
"Library Journal," "Best Books of 2013"
"Salon," "Best Books of 2013"
"Haunting... more than a beautifully written memoir. A] powerful
and raw love letter."--"The Washington Post
"A BLAZINGLY PASSIONATE MEMOIR OF IDENTITY AND LOVE: WHEN A
CHARISMATIC AND TROUBLED YOUNG WOMAN DIES TRAGICALLY, HER IDENTICAL
TWIN MUST STRUGGLE TO SURVIVE
Christa Parravani and her identical twin, Cara, were linked by a
bond that went beyond siblinghood, beyond sisterhood, beyond
friendship. Raised up from poverty by a determined single mother,
the gifted and beautiful twins were able to create a private haven
of splendor and merriment between themselves and then earn their
way to a prestigious college and to careers as artists (a
photographer and a writer, respectively) and to young marriages.
But, haunted by childhood experiences with father figures and
further damaged by being raped as a young adult, Cara veered off
the path to robust work and life and in to depression, drugs and a
shocking early death.
A few years after Cara was gone, Christa read that when an
identical twin dies, regardless of the cause, 50 percent of the
time the surviving twin dies within two years; and this shocking
statistic rang true to her. "Flip a coin," she thought," those were
my chances of survival." First, Christa fought to stop her sister's
downward spiral; suddenly, she was struggling to keep herself
alive.
Beautifully written, mesmerizingly rich and true, Christa
Parravani's account of being left, one half of a whole, and of her
desperate, ultimately triumphant struggle for survival is
informative, heart-wrenching and unforgettably beautiful.
General
| Imprint: |
Picador USA
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| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
February 2014 |
| First published: |
February 2014 |
| Authors: |
Christa Parravani
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| Dimensions: |
210 x 140 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
308 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-250-04439-6 |
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| LSN: |
1-250-04439-1 |
| Barcode: |
9781250044396 |
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