Author: Elaine di Rollo
Review: Alice and Lillian are twins, daughter of an eccentric, harsh dillettante who fills their country estate with all manner of collectibles, from flying machines to pickled body parts to his daughters themselves, who are always on display to potential suitors. In Victorian England, girls were raised to be Proper Young Ladies, obedient and demure. When beautiful, sensual Lillian runs away to India after a disastrous love affair, Alice immediately makes her own plans to be reunited with her sister. This unconventional and absorbing story features one of the most unforgettable sister relationships in recent literature; you will find yourself rooting for the sisters' reunion almost as if it were a romance. A welcome strain of subersive humor runs throughout this original, emotionally-charged tale.
Reviewed By: Pixie Stone
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