Half

This is a beautifully written novel about twins who share everything, including thoughts. They think of themselves each as half of a whole and struggle with their abusive father until they are able to leave and go off to college, although they feel guilty for leaving their mother behind. The book begins, though, in the future, as they have returned for the father's funeral, and only then do we get the whole story from the beginning. The plot is not the point of this book–the language is amazing and the characterization of these girls and later as they become women is finely crafted.