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Title:The Girls
Author:Lori Lansens
Book Format:Paperback
Book Edition:First Edition
Pages:Pages: 368 pages
Published:April 10th 2007 by Back Bay Books (first published 2005)
Categories:Fiction. Contemporary. Cultural. Canada. Adult Fiction

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Meet Rose and Ruby: sisters, best friends, confidantes, and conjoined twins. Since their birth, Rose and Ruby Darlen have been known simply as "the girls." They make friends, fall in love, have jobs, love their parents, and follow their dreams. But the Darlens are special. Now nearing their 30th birthday, they are history's oldest craniopagus twins, joined at the head by a spot the size of a bread plate.

When Rose, the bookish sister, sets out to write her autobiography, it inevitably becomes the story of her short but extraordinary life with Ruby, the beautiful one. From their awkward first steps--Ruby's arm curled around Rose's neck, her foreshortened legs wrapped around Rose's hips-- to the friendships they gradually build for themselves in the small town of Leaford, this is the profoundly affecting chronicle of an incomparable life journey.

As Rose and Ruby's story builds to an unforgettable conclusion, Lansens aims at the heart of human experience--the hardship of loss and struggles for independence, and the fundamental joy of simply living a life. This is a breath taking novel, one that no reader will soon forget, a heartrending story of love between sisters.

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Original Title: The Girls
ISBN: 0316066346 (ISBN13: 9780316066341)
Edition Language: English
Setting: Canada
Literary Awards: Orange Prize Nominee for Fiction Longlist (2007), Lincoln Award Nominee (2009)

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I admit I was attracted to this book because it was about conjoined twins. But, the fascination quickly wore off and I was left wondering when the characters were going to come to life and become compelling beyond their conjoinment. The story never came to life for me.

This is the fictional memoir of conjoined twins. I became bored with the gimmick. Half-way through I had to toss it. I kept hearing reviewers glow about how the author had "humanized" these girls. As opposed to??? They were human, what was she supposed to do? It seemed to me that nothing of great interest happened other than the fact that they were conjoined. The prose was competent but not particularly delightful. It's a pass-time but little else.

This is a fictional account of conjoined twins written as if it was a non=fiction autobiography written by primarily Rose, with some chapters written by Rudy. This is the second book I have read by Lori Lansens, and she is a great story teller, who makes it seem like you are being told a story by a good friend. The author did a great job of separating the two characters and letting each tell of their own experiences as individuals. Although they live a very unique life, they have the same

This book. I love love loved it. It will stay with me for a long time. Such fabulous and memorable characters. Highly recommend.

Who would have thought of writing a novel about Siamese twins?Lori Lansens takes the unlikely premise of twin girls joined at the head and manages to create a well-written novel so believable that I never once questioned its verisimilitude (which is saying a lot for a detail-oriented cynic like me). Rose and Ruby are the world's oldest living craniopagus twins, joined at the skull. Their lives are inevitably intertwined -- they can't even go to the bathroom alone -- and yet, they are fiercely

One of the least engaging books I have read in a very long time. I found the main characters of Rosie and Ruby to be exceptionally boring and slightly annoying. It literally felt as though I was reading someone's mundane diary, dreary boring details that may make up a good diary for the writer however do nothing for an outside reader.

I never expected to like this book as much as I did. I thought that I'd probably get frustrated and maybe stop at 100 pages in.MAN!! Was I wrong!!This book was fantastic!! Read like gossip and as though it was true."The Girls" is written as an autobiography but it's totally fiction. A story of conjoined twins who try to live their lives in the most ordinary way as possible.Can you imagine being attached to your sister when she gets in trouble?When you're mad at her?When you are trying to plan a