Oct 20, 2020
Rose Carlyle joins Bookreporter Talks To from New Zealand to
discuss her debut thriller, The Girl in the Mirror, which
is a Bookreporter Bets On selection. Carol loves this line to
describe it, “It’s a thriller with identical twins, fast yachts,
tropical harbors, secrets and deceit, sex, and crocodiles.” She
read it floating in the pool and looked up thinking she was on her
way to the Seychelles.
In the book, Iris and Summer are mirror twins, meaning they're
completely identical but physically asymmetrical. Iris, who has
always been envious of her sister's perfect life, joins Summer on a
sailing trip that goes awry. When Iris returns to land, she's
assumed to be her sister and lives out the life she's always
wanted. How long does she have until she's discovered, and what
will the consequences be?
Rose and Carol discuss what it means to be a mirror twin and the
effect it can have on people's lives. With quite a bit of
experience in sailing and traveling, Rose describes her own
adventures in the context of the book. There's plenty more to hear
as the two unravel the book's deeper messages.
Books discussed in this episode:
The Girl in the Mirror by Rose Carlyle
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