| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
308 pages ; 22 cm |
| Summary |
Christa Parravani and her identical twin, Cara, shared a bond that went beyond friendship, beyond siblinghood, beyond sisterhood. But when Cara fell victim to an act of brutality, she became unable to keep personal demons at bay. She veered off the path to robust work and life and into depression, drugs, and a shocking early death. Studies of twins have shown that when an identical twin dies, the surviving twin's life is immediately at risk. Living without one's mirror self can feel impossible, and then become so. This was the case for Christa when Cara dies. But as Christa exquisitely and passionately unspools the story of her love, her loss, her temptations, and her search for a new beginning, she rises like a phoenix before the reader's eyes. The act of creating the very text the reader holds in his or her hands helped to transform her into an identical able to live without her twin. |
| Subject |
Parravani, Christa.
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Parravani, Cara.
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Sisters -- United States -- Biography.
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Twins -- United States -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
9780805096538: $26.00 |
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0805096531 |
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