The Twin's Daughter

The Twin's Daughter
By Lauren Baratz-Logsted
Bloomsbury, 2010. 390 pages. Young Adult

Lucy’s life seems perfect with an intelligent father and adoring mother. But her world begins turning upside down when a woman who looks exactly like her mother appears on the doorstep. Aunt Helen is the long-lost twin of Lucy’s mother, a sister no one knew about until now. Helen easily becomes part of the family and household and is educated and stylized to be part of the wealthy community Lucy’s family belongs to. But when the sisters begin wearing the same clothes, Lucy realizes she cannot always tell them apart. The consequences of becoming so much alike will be far-reaching in this creepy, twisty story. Those readers looking for a guilty pleasure filled with gothic overtones will enjoy this one.

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