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Twin Lies
What happens when one lie becomes two lives? At the complicated age of seventeen, Hetta hijacks the identity of her dead twin sister and launches an adulthood that is not her own. But when a California earthquake rattles her false existence, Hetta discovers that fleeing her late sister's domination may not be as easy as it seems. As her tale unfolds, narratives from lovers, husbands and friends reveal a provocative story. A dramatic journey from San Francisco through Romania, Panama, Nova Scotia and Zanzibar for one woman who is on the run from much more than just herself.
322 pages, Paperback
First published May 21, 2011
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About the author
Laureen Vonnegut
2 books4 followersLaureen Vonnegut is an American writer living between Romania and Mexico. Prior residences include London, California, Holland, Bulgaria and Hungary. She enjoys travelling, skiing and a damn good adventure.
October 2006, her novel, OASIS, was launched in New York by literary press Counterpoint/ Perseus Books. Following the launch was a US book tour. June 2011, her novel, Twin Lies, was published by Skorpion Press and has been popular with book clubs from Alaska to Paris. She offers SKYPE author chats.
In the United States she has had over a dozen short stories published in five different states. In the UK, she has had a short story in the VIRAGO anthology: THE NERVE – BOOK OF WRITING WOMEN and two excerpts from her novel HANDS DO LIE. In addition to a short story in STAPLE magazine and a script, CROTCH PIT, published in EM3 magazine, she was shortlisted for the Ian St James Award.
She directed a series of video readings of OASIS which can be seen on YOUTUBE . She has also written and directed several short films: STUFF THAT BEAR!, CUCKOO AND ICE CREAM and DON’T SAY ‘I LOVE YOU’.
Her short film called STUFF THAT BEAR, was directed by Bruno Coppola. The film opened at the Cannes Film Festival 2003. The film showed in more than 70 festivals worldwide, winning 15 awards, in addition to accreditation for the Academy Awards.
Currently she is working on a series of short stories and her theater play, The Porcini Test.
October 2006, her novel, OASIS, was launched in New York by literary press Counterpoint/ Perseus Books. Following the launch was a US book tour. June 2011, her novel, Twin Lies, was published by Skorpion Press and has been popular with book clubs from Alaska to Paris. She offers SKYPE author chats.
In the United States she has had over a dozen short stories published in five different states. In the UK, she has had a short story in the VIRAGO anthology: THE NERVE – BOOK OF WRITING WOMEN and two excerpts from her novel HANDS DO LIE. In addition to a short story in STAPLE magazine and a script, CROTCH PIT, published in EM3 magazine, she was shortlisted for the Ian St James Award.
She directed a series of video readings of OASIS which can be seen on YOUTUBE . She has also written and directed several short films: STUFF THAT BEAR!, CUCKOO AND ICE CREAM and DON’T SAY ‘I LOVE YOU’.
Her short film called STUFF THAT BEAR, was directed by Bruno Coppola. The film opened at the Cannes Film Festival 2003. The film showed in more than 70 festivals worldwide, winning 15 awards, in addition to accreditation for the Academy Awards.
Currently she is working on a series of short stories and her theater play, The Porcini Test.
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August 26, 2011
everyone keeps telling me that twin lies is a much better book. it's not better, it's just more accessible. different style. read it and let me know.
July 16, 2013
I love this novel. It has all the elements I really like in a plot: twins, running away and finding a new life, and of course, dogs. Also, it deals with the theme of identity or multiple identities that the protagonist plays out in her travels. I don't know why TWIN LIES hasn't received more attention here on Goodreads and on Amazon. I was completely immersed in the story and read the whole book in one day. Hope to see more novels from Laureen Vonnegut.
March 2, 2012
I realized as I started reading this book that I didn't know very much about twins. The most interesting part for me was the whole discussion around identity, and how that is expressed with someone that looks like you, thinks like you and acts like you.
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