I LOVE LOVE LOVE this book!
I can't recommend "The Girls" highly enough! It is a rare find, just like the twins whose story it told. The novel is beautifully and skillfully written, has a wonderful cast of well-developed complex characters that practically jump off the page, and a story that will touch you in a way that you'll never forget.
I had to keep reminding myself that this remarkable story of Rose and Ruby Darlen, the oldest living craniopagus twins (conjoined at the head) was indeed fiction as opposed to a memoir, as it is so incredibly life-like.
The story, written as an autobiography, transports you to Rose and Ruby's Canadian farmhouse and moves between light-hearted humorous incidents to serious, highly-emotional ones...you are likely to both laugh and cry, and will defintiely be touched by their story.
This would make a fantastic book club choice and I recommend it highly for pretty much everyone. Lori Lansens is a phenomenal writer and I look forward to reading more of her works!
