The Twin

The Twin

2006 • 283 pages

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When his twin brother dies in a car accident, Helmer is obliged to return to the small family farm. He resigns himself to taking over his brother's role and spending the rest of his days with his head under a cow. Then Riet appears, the woman once engaged to marry his twin. Could Riet and her son live with him for a while?

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I really loved this book. The narrative voice was dry, funny, bemused. Exposition was non-existent and I loved following Helmer as he worked on becoming more than half.

July 14, 2010