Fiction Pick of the Week: Her Fearful Symmetry
Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger 2009
Written by the author of the very successful Time Traveler’s Wife, Her Fearful Symmetry is a modern day gothic romantic ghost story. Twenty-year-old “mirror” twins, Valentina and Julia have to spend a year in their deceased Aunt Elspeth’s London flat next to the Highgate Cemetery in order to inherit their aunt’s fortune. Quirky characters, such as an inventor of crossword puzzles with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder living above them, a former young lover on the floor below plus the ghost of Elspeth in their flat create a recipe for a fabulous ghost story. Niffeneger has a deft way of invoking a ghostly atmosphere with her prose. It will make a great movie!
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Thanks for adding the trailer! It adds a different dimension to the book review, and lets us hear some of the insider details from the author herself!
Yes, it's fun to see the authors. More and more publishers seem to be making these little clips, so we'll try to post more in the future!
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