Beside Myself de Ann Morgan

Beside Myself

Ann Morgan

Six-year-old Helen and Ellie are identical twins, but Helen is smarter, more popular, and their mother's favorite. Ellie, on the other hand, requires special instruction at school, is friendless, and is punished at every turn.

Until they decide to swap places--just for fun, and just for one day--and Ellie refuses to switch back. Everything of Helen's, from her toys to her friends to her identity, now belongs to her sister. With those around her oblivious to her plight, the girl who used to be Helen loses her sense of self and withdraws into a spiral of behavioral problems, delinquency, and mental illness. In time, she's not even sure of her memory of the switch.

Twenty-five years later, she receives a call that threatens to pull her back into her sister's dangerous orbit. Will she take this chance to face her past?

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Ann Morgan is the author of "The World Between Two Covers," based on her year-long journey around the world via books from every country. She continues to blog about her adventures with world literature at ayearofreadingtheworld.com. Morgan's writing has also appeared in "The Independent," "The Financial Times," "The Scotsman," " BBC Culture," and "The Guardian," among many others. She lives in London.

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Morgan's book is an unsettling performance ... It reads like a particularly ingenious misery memoir ... Impressive
An unsettling, compelling debut about identity and not-so-happy families
This is not just a blisteringly clever novel about identity; it also focuses on the grim hold mental illness can take on sufferers and the challenges they face in an uncaring society
A compulsive, dark and strikingly well-written novel that grips from the first page until long after the last
This disturbing novel describes the damage done when selfhood is compromised, exploring genetics, addiction, depression and the effects of family history. An uneasy read ... But it is compelling
Ann Morgan's Beside Myself is a gripping, savage tale about a lost generation, shipwrecked in a brainless celebrity culture or choosing rebellion, drugs and rage. Full of twists and surprises, this thrilling novel will leave you both shaken and stirred
Elegantly written and there are a couple of nice twists embedded in the narrative . Morgan's knack is to have us care for both sisters despite their occasionally monstrous behaviour. She makes no excuses for them and sugars no pills - these are three-dimensional characters making the best of a largely awful upbringing ****
A dark tale of addiction and mental illness. This sinister thriller is set for big things
Creepy, clever and compulsive, it will stay with you for a long time
A dark, taut and utterly compelling read
This compelling, dark literary thriller will have you gripped from start to finish
An accomplished read with an excellent plot and a brilliant, multi-layered narrative voice ... Taut and compulsive
A very clever and compelling novel about the ways in which we construct our own identity, and the ways in which it is constructed for us. It's also a poignant reminder of the sense of powerlessness we feel as children, and how firmly and definitively our lives are shaped by others whilst we're still young. I raced through it, but it lingered in my mind after I'd finished it. This is such a powerful and satisfying novel
Psychological chiller about twin girls (always scary - remember The Shining?) who swap places for the day. Identity is more fluid than we thought
Identical twins Helen and Ellie decide to trade places for a day to confuse their parents, but things get out of hand when one sister refuses to switch back
This psychological thriller about mental illness and identity has twists at every turn
Beside Myself is a dark and urban fairytale in which the stuff of nightmares is made literal when twin sisters decide to play an innocuous-seeming game. A most modern and metropolitan fairytale ... Fabulous
An exquisitely written and chillingly suspenseful debut. This story unnerved me in all the right ways with its constant surprises and unexpected twists. Ann Morgan has made her mark with this powerful novel, and I look forward to whatever she writes next
A compelling read
It's not often we find a new book the whole office agrees on, but Ann Morgan has written that very thing ... As gripping and powerful as Room
This is an accomplished read with an excellent plot and a brilliant, multi-layered narrative voice ... There is no doubt this is a taut and compulsive read

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