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Her Fearful Symmetry

By: Audrey Niffenegger
Narrated by: Sian Thomas
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When Elspeth Noblin dies she leaves her beautiful flat overlooking Highgate Cemetery to her twin nieces, Julia and Valentina Poole, on the condition that their mother is never allowed to cross the threshold. But until the solicitor's letter falls through the door of their suburban American home, either Julia nor Valentina knew their aunt existed. The twins hope that in London their own, separate, lives can finally begin but they have no idea that they've been summoned into a tangle of fraying lives, from the obsessive-compulsive crossword setter who lives above them to their aunt's mysterious and elusive lover who lives below them and works in the cemetery itself.

As the twins unravel the secrets of their aunt, who doesn't seem quite ready to leave her flat, even after death, Niffenegger weaves together a delicious and deadly ghost story about love, loss and identity.

 Family Life Genre Fiction Ghosts Horror Women's Fiction Haunted Scary Fiction Time Travel

Critic Reviews

Dark and delicious (Tom Adair)
What is really satisfying about this novel, like The Time Traveler's Wife, is its depiction of relationships: the process of grief, the transforming power of love
An original, outrageous, and thoroughly enjoyable ghost story
There may be ghosts, but it's the human stories that glitter
A rich, involving novel
A ghostly love story and a lovely ghost story
The novel's representation of London rings completely true... The universe of Her Fearful Symmetry is solid and familiar... (John O'Connell)
It's been worth the wait... Niffenegger's books are fabulously left field, striking an unlikely balance between romance and fantasy. A brilliantly beautiful book
Chillingly good (Eithne Farry)
A one-off pleasure (Fanny Blake)
All stars
Most relevant
anyone who loves London will recognise so much here.
a seriously compelling disturbing story.
♥️

fantastic story. loved every minute. ♥️ ❤️

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