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Plain‑spoken identical twins Julia and Valentina Poole, living in suburban America, receive life‑changing news that an unknown aunt has died and left them her London flat overlooking Highgate Cemetery. The inheritance thrusts the twins from their quiet routine into a complex web that includes an obsessive‑compulsive crossword setter above them, a mysterious lover below, and the aunt’s unresolved estrangement from their mother. As they try to settle into their new home, the history and echoes of the cemetery itself—a character in its own right—add layers of ghostly tension to the story. Her Fearful Symmetry blends contemporary life with supernatural intrigue, exploring themes of love, loss, and identity.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Literary Fiction/Contemporary Literary Fiction
Authors: Audrey Niffenegger
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