This is a most unusual story of cojoined twin sisters and the chronicle of their incomparable life’s journey. I thank Jean Zinnen for referring this book to me. I truly enjoyed it.
Abandoned at birth, Rose and Ruby are raised in a small town, which they never leave, by Aunt Lovey, the nurse who took them in. At the age of thirty, Rose and Ruby are soon to be history’s oldest cojoined twins. Therefore, Rose decides it is time to write the story of her short, but extraordinary life with Ruby. As Rose watches Ruby write her memoirs, she decides she wants to tell “her” part too.
So, from their awkward first steps with Ruby’s arm curled around Rose’s neck and her shortened legs wrapped around Rose’s hips, we view two lives: distinct, yet connected inseparably. Their growing up experiences, first loves, choices, losses, pain and joy are each told from the different experience of each sister.
I found this book fascinating, funny, and sad. It is well worth the read.