Her Fearful Symmetry

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I stayed up until 2:00 AM last night finishing this extraordinary new novel! Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger will knock your socks off! The story begins with a 40ish year old Elspeth dying in London. She has left her estate to her immature and totally attached to each other only twin sister's twin daughters, stipulating they come to London from America (she has not seen them since they were babies and they are now 21) and live in her flat for a year. Elspeth and her twin have been estranged for 21 years and the two young girls had no idea why. That the flat is next door to Highgate Cemetery only adds to the suspense and mystery and intrigue, and the cemetery plays a large part in this story. Niffenegger creates eccentric and charming characters to populate her book. No time traveler this time; instead we have ghosts and enduring love and OCD and enduring love. or not.