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This is the story of Louise, who grew up on the Chesapeake Bay on MD's Eastern Shore. Her dad works the water, and crabbing & shellfish are a way of life for her family. She has a twin who, for various reasons, receives preferential treatment, in her view, and this was a prevailing theme of the book.
I wasn't sure how I'd feel about this at the beginning, as Louise's animosity toward her twin sister took up quite a lot of the first 20% or so of the book. However, I stuck with it, and I'm so glad ...more
I wasn't sure how I'd feel about this at the beginning, as Louise's animosity toward her twin sister took up quite a lot of the first 20% or so of the book. However, I stuck with it, and I'm so glad ...more
Louise and Caroline are twins, but they are nowhere near identical. In Louise's eyes, it is Caroline who is brilliantly talented and it is Caroline who is beautiful; Louise finds it is Caroline who is given special privileges and treats while Louise is given nothing. The story is told from Louise's point-of-view so it is hard to tell whether Caroline's special treatment is real or is just the way it is seen from the eyes of a jealous sister. In some ways, it is obvious that Louise is cast aside;
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Mar 03, 2011
Meghan
marked it as to-read
Mar 12, 2011
Bookchick
marked it as to-read
