26a
(Diana Evans)
Evans? style of writing is so overwhelmingly moving, that I guarantee you will be left with a tear in your eye at the end. It is a devastating account of two identical twins as they move into the harsh world of adult life, growing up together and moving apart. Alternating between England and their mother?s native Nigeria, this outstanding novel takes you through their highs and lows, from the difficulty of dealing with family life, to their first boyfriends, and finally to the dramatic and harrowing climax which will leave you craving for more from this remarkable new novelist.
Evans has the narrative skill to take you so profoundly into Georgia and Bessi?s private world of twoness and of self-realization in their private world at 26a, that you find yourself laughing out loud at their childhood innocence and weeping for sorrow at their poignant discovery of the dangers that lurk around the corner of growing up.
Their room in the loft is their private sanctuary where all important decisions are made on the strawberry-scented beanbag chair overlooking the garden where the apple trees grow ? assessments such as whether Ida and Aubrey should divorce and if so will they have to choose a parent to live with; whether older sister Bel will help them; or whether Kemy is still too young to be included in their gatherings.
Evans incorporates the magical world of Ida?s Nigerian upbringing magnificently, as she converses with her estranged mother and as the twins learn about native supernatural beliefs during their stay in Nigeria.
A must-read compelling and heartbreaking novel which takes you on a journey from London to Nigeria and back again, following the innocence of childhood and the plaguing awareness that it is lost forever.
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