Twin The BRAND NEW heart-wrenching, 'perceptive and poignant' family drama from Amanda Brookfield for 2025
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Amanda Brookfield is the bestselling author of many novels including Good Girls, Relative Love, The Split, and a memoir, For the Love of a Dog starring her Golden Doodle Mabel. She lives in London and has recently finished a year as Visiting Creative Fellow at University College Oxford.A splintered childhood.
A family divided.
An ugly past resurfacesâŚ
From birth, twins Cath and Rob are inseparable. When their mother dies, their bond deepens as their father hastily remarries a woman with a volatile temper whose sole focus is her own baby â Oliver â who arrives nine months later.
When, aged 47, Rob tragically dies, Cathâs world begins to crumble. Her grief compounded further by Oliverâs out-of-the-blue decision to attend Robâs funeral, opening old wounds after three decades of estrangement.
Thrown together, the half-siblings are forced to confront a past that sends shockwaves through both their lives due to the huge discrepancies in their respective recollections. But could both their versions of the truth be correct�
Fans of Cathy Kelly and Joanna Trollope will adore Amanda Brookfieldâs rich and riveting dissection of relationships, family life and the big consequences that arise from everyday actionsâŚ
Praise for Amanda Brookfield's THE TWIN:
'A poignant, engrossing novel and a gripping emotional rollercoaster.'- Helen McGinn
'The queen of powerful, psychological drama at the top of her game. An exquisitely-written, tenderly-observed, absolute roller-coaster of emotions into the enduring power of sibling bonds trying to survive, to live and love. I laughed, I cried, One I recommend from the bottom of my heart' - Louise Douglas
'A gentle and moving portrait of family, grief and new beginnings.' - Laura Pearson
'No one gets to the heart of human relationships quite so perceptively as Brookfield.' The Mirror
'An engaging, emotionally-charged and intriguing story' Michelle Gorman
'Unputdownable. Perceptive. Poignant. I loved it.' Patricia Scanlan
'If Joanna Trollope is the queen of the Aga Saga, then Amanda Brookfield must be a strong contender for princess.' Oxford Times
A splintered childhood.
A family divided.
An ugly past resurfacesâŚ
From birth, twins Cath and Rob are inseparable. When their mother dies, their bond deepens as their father hastily remarries a woman with a volatile temper whose sole focus is her own baby â Oliver â who arrives nine months later.
When, aged 48, Rob tragically dies, Cathâs world begins to crumble. Her grief compounded further by Oliverâs out-of-the-blue decision to attend Robâs funeral, opening old wounds after three decades of estrangement.
Thrown together, the half-siblings are forced to confront a past that sends shockwaves through both their lives due to the huge discrepancies in their respective recollections. But could both their versions of the truth be correct�
Fans of Cathy Kelly and Joanna Trollope will adore Amanda Brookfieldâs rich and riveting dissection of relationships, family life and the big consequences that arise from everyday actionsâŚ