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Twin sisters battle with body image, bad relationships, and a cult diet group in this "dark, poignant, and gripping" debut novel (Associated Press).
"Stunning . . . gorgeously crafted. . . . A brutal, and unrelenting examination of what it means to be a woman in a body, wanting, needing, wanting, needing so much." -Roxanne Gay
Rose and Lily Winters are twins, as close as the bond implies; they feel each other's emotions, taste what the other takes in. Like most young women, they've struggled with their bodies since childhood, and high school finds them turning to food-or away from it-to battle the waves of insecurity and the yearning for popularity. But their connection can be as destructive as it is supportive, a yin to yang. When Rose stops eating, Lily starts-consuming everything Rose won't or can't.
Within a few years, Rose is about to mark her one-year anniversary in a rehabilitation facility for anorexics. Lily, her sole visitor, is the only thing tethering her to a normal life. But Lily's own struggles, while less apparent than her sister's, are equally profound. A kindergarten teacher, she dates abusive men, including a student's married father, in search of the close yet complicated companionship she lost when Rose entered rehab. When Lily joins an extreme cult-diet group-led by a social media faux feminist-and begins to lose weight at an alarming rate, Rose determines to become well enough to leave the facility to save. And perhaps save herself.
"As gripping as a thriller. . . . Incisive social commentary rendered in artful, original, and powerfully affecting prose." -Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"A lightning bolt of a book, one that electrifies with its powerful insights." -Danielle Trussoni, bestselling author of Angelology
"The sisters' bond is strongly palpable. . . . This page-turner makes for an illuminating, ultimately hopeful look at the constant struggle women face regarding their body image." -Publishers Weekly
"Stunning . . . gorgeously crafted. . . . A brutal, and unrelenting examination of what it means to be a woman in a body, wanting, needing, wanting, needing so much." -Roxanne Gay
Rose and Lily Winters are twins, as close as the bond implies; they feel each other's emotions, taste what the other takes in. Like most young women, they've struggled with their bodies since childhood, and high school finds them turning to food-or away from it-to battle the waves of insecurity and the yearning for popularity. But their connection can be as destructive as it is supportive, a yin to yang. When Rose stops eating, Lily starts-consuming everything Rose won't or can't.
Within a few years, Rose is about to mark her one-year anniversary in a rehabilitation facility for anorexics. Lily, her sole visitor, is the only thing tethering her to a normal life. But Lily's own struggles, while less apparent than her sister's, are equally profound. A kindergarten teacher, she dates abusive men, including a student's married father, in search of the close yet complicated companionship she lost when Rose entered rehab. When Lily joins an extreme cult-diet group-led by a social media faux feminist-and begins to lose weight at an alarming rate, Rose determines to become well enough to leave the facility to save. And perhaps save herself.
"As gripping as a thriller. . . . Incisive social commentary rendered in artful, original, and powerfully affecting prose." -Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"A lightning bolt of a book, one that electrifies with its powerful insights." -Danielle Trussoni, bestselling author of Angelology
"The sisters' bond is strongly palpable. . . . This page-turner makes for an illuminating, ultimately hopeful look at the constant struggle women face regarding their body image." -Publishers Weekly