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Meet Rose and Ruby Darlen: sisters, twins, best friends, and confidantes, who have been known since birth 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 thirtieth birthday, they are history's oldest craniopagus twins, joined at the head by a spot the size of a bread plate . . .
As Ruby and Rose's story builds to an unforgettable conclusion, Lansens aims her pen at the heart of human experience: the hardship of loss, the struggle for independence, and the fundamental joy of simply living a life. The Girls is a breath taking novel of the heartrending love between sisters that readers will not soon forget.
“Lansens’s beautiful writing is so detailed that it is often easy to forget that the material is not based on a true story. She captures what it would be like never to sleep, bathe, go for a walk, or meet friends on your own.” -- National Post