Twins makes it into Bookdwarf’s reading list. The verdict: “Man, this book is crazy. I loved it.”
Also, HarperCollins created a Twins widget. If you have time on your hands and don’t like to read in bed, or riding the train, or in the bath tub, you can read the entire novel on your […]

“If Hollywood hasn’t snapped up the rights to Twins by the time of this review, California must have fallen into the ocean.” — J. Gordon. California, it must be noted, continues to hold onto its rightful place in the universe. Read the review.

Marcy Dermansky�s first novel, Twins, is a masterpiece for young or old adults. She gives us a sect of unidentical identical teenage twins, Chloe and Sue, so identical they can�t bear each other. One wants to live only for her twinship, the other wants to be part of the world at large. At least at […]

Writers love identical twins. What tidier way to show different sides of one character, explore possible life paths or test the limits of nature and nuture? Dermansky does all that, but her twins (who take turns at narrating) transcend the gimmick in a brainy, emotionally sophisticated bildungsroman-for-two. Chloe, the elder by four minutes, longs for […]

“A poignant, compelling story, Dermansky’s debut successfully reconnects us with adolescent angst and leaves us wondering which is the evil twin.” Read the review.

“Compelling, dark and like a traffic accident that you try to look away from, only to find your gaze returning with odd fascination.”
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By DARLENE JOLLY
Two very different sisters cope with pain in family”Twins” is a raw, extraordinary look at the lives of Chloe and Sue.
Born into wealth, they have never wanted for anything but love and acceptance from their parents and their brother. Their story becomes a dark, heart-breaking tale about adolescents trying to survive.
Chloe and Sue […]

“TWINS is a necessary commentary on hidden sectors of contemporary society, and provides a powerful lesson about the importance of family and human relationships in shaping who we become. A fantastic, must read novel.”
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“There’s nothing I love more than a book that involves me completely. And this one did that and then some.”
–Gwen Bond’s rave review of TWINS.