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Overview

Lucy is stunned when her mother's identical twin sister shows up at the front door. Separated at birth, the twins have led dramatically different lives and Lucy's mother, Aliese, will do anything to make it up to Helen. But Lucy soon suspects that Helen enjoys being mistaken for her mother a bit too much. Then, on New Year's Day, Lucy finds her mother and aunt tied to chairs in the parlor. One has been brutally murdered-but which twin has died?

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"Does a child not recognize her mother?" Thirteen-year-old Lucy's life changes when the knock comes at the door. The woman looks exactly like her mother, Aliese, but is really her mother's twin that no one knew existed. Aunt Helen was raised in a workhouse, and Aliese was raised by a wealthy London couple after the two were separated at birth. Lucy's parents take Helen in and transform her into a lady that society will accept, until it is almost impossible to tell which is Helen and which is Aliese. Lucy comes home one day to find one twin slain and the other bound to a chair. Even she is not sure if her mother or her aunt is left alive. As Lucy matures, she still has doubts she cannot share with anyone—even Kit, the boy she loves. This novel, told from Lucy's point of view, keeps the reader guessing as to who the villain is and who is a sympathetic character. The gothic elements—the secret tunnel, the stranger who insinuates herself into the family, jealousy, murder, and the vague feeling that something is always wrong—will appeal, but the writing does not flow as it should, with new situations appearing too abruptly. It is sometimes difficult to keep track of the time frame of the story. Lucy does grow into a strong woman, and the end has a surprising twist. Purchase this title for your collection if gothics are in demand. Reviewer: Deborah L. Dubois
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Gr 7 Up—Lucy Sexton lives a charmed, but relatively boring, life in Victorian London. Her writer father provides her with books to read and money to spend while her mother, a true lady, dotes on her only daughter with love and affection. Then a knock comes at the door that changes her life forever. Standing on the other side is a woman who is the spitting image of her mother. Helen Smythe is her name, and she is the long-lost twin of Lucy's mother, Aliese. After being separated at birth, the sisters grew up in totally different situations. Aliese was raised by a family with wealth and promise while Helen lived in an orphanage and was forced to work. After the initial shock wears off, Aliese welcomes Helen into her family. After months of coaching, training, eating, and tailoring, Helen truly becomes Aliese's double. All seems well until one cold winter day when Lucy comes home to find Helen and her mother in a bloody room—one dead and one alive. Lucy is sure it is her mother who has been spared, but as years pass, her certainty wanes. This suspense-filled story starts out as a basic mystery but quickly turns into a fast-paced thriller filled with murder and intrigue. Readers will also enjoy a love story as Lucy falls for Kit, her new neighbor. This riveting story will keep readers guessing until the very end.—Traci Glass, Eugene Public Library, OR
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A Victorian-era girl struggles with confusion when her mother's identical twin suddenly appears and joins her family. She struggles with horror when one of the twins becomes the victim of a grisly murder. But which twin has survived: her wealthy, gracious mother or her impoverished, tough aunt? Lucy begins the story at 13 and ends it a married woman. She's the only daughter of a wealthy London family, portrayed too like a modern middle-class American family despite Baratz-Logsted's attempts to fit the dialogue and behavior into the appropriate era. Characters are nicely diverse until some abruptly change personalities; although these changes may arguably result not only from the murder but also from the misperceptions of an unreliable narrator, readers may well feel that the author does not play fair in her presentation of the mystery. Nevertheless, the story offers many absorbing elements of young love, suspense and surprise that undeniably appeal to fans of the gothic romance. Flawed but ultimately successful. (Historical mystery. 14 & up)

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781599905136
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
  • Publication date: 8/31/2010
  • Pages: 400
  • Sales rank: 539,860
  • Age range: 14 - 17 Years
  • Lexile: 910L (what's this?)
  • Product dimensions: 5.60 (w) x 8.30 (h) x 1.40 (d)

Meet the Author

LAUREN BARATZ-LOGSTED is the author of more than a dozen books for adults and young readers including Angel's Choice, Secrets of My Suburban Life, Crazy Beautiful, and Me, In Between. She lives in Connecticut with her husband and daughter, both of whom are also writers.

www.laurenbaratzlogsted.com

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  • Posted October 27, 2010

    Mystery, suspense, and romance

    THE TWIN'S DAUGHTER, by Lauren Baratz-Logsted, absolutely blew me away. At the beginning of the book, I was not sure if I would be too invested in this young girl and her hoity-toity lifestyle, but when Aunt Helen appeared, I was captivated. I do not think I have ever read a book that tossed me for a loop so many times than this one. I fell in step along with Lucy not being able to trust anyone who she thought was close to her. As a fourteen year old, she was fascinated with her long-lost aunt who was doing anything and everything to fit into the mold of her well-off twin. I was suspicious of her intentions to be too much like Aliese but when a terrible tragedy struck, I immediately sided with Lucy in her deductions of what happened. As the story continued, my suspicions were once again raised as her family structure was slowly crumbling. Lucy was a great character to experience. She was tenacious, and reminded me of Elizabeth Bennett (from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice). She was well off, but she stayed honest to herself and always asked questions and spoke her mind freely. I adored the friendship between Lucy and Kit. I always knew of his intentions for her, but Lucy's ever-active brain unknowingly brushed him aside. Overall, this was a fantastic book. There was romance, intrigue, mystery, and high volumes of suspense that will keep you reading until the final page.

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    A great mystery always keeping you geussing and it is realy hard for me to find out the plot before i'm halfway through the book and i was always second geussing myself so it was a fabulous read and i enjoyed it

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  • Posted August 23, 2011

    Great amazimg book

    I read this book on my nook and LOVED it!!!!!!!!!!!! I would not change a thing. I would recomend this book to someone who is maybe 11 to 14 or 15 years old, is not grossed out by discriptions of bloody murder, and loves a great and wonderful book.Worth the price.

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  • Posted June 27, 2011

    BEST

    one of the best books i have ever read

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  • Posted April 17, 2011

    hmmmm

    awesome!!!!!!!!!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 30, 2011

    awsome!

    Really great book. It's a must get book! (. *' ).

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  • Posted September 24, 2010

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    A classic, murderous tale that left me feeling flabbergasted..

    The Twin's Daughter was a classic, murderous tale that left me feeling flabbergasted. The dark undertone was enticing and mysterious. Lauren contributed a sophisticated, Victorian style that sucked me in. Lucy, an intuitive little girl grabbed my attention from the beginning. Her bright energy and observant personality was infectious. The maturity she presented at thirteen was well-developed and admirable. The story opened up with Aunt Helen arriving unexpectedly at the Sexton's residence. Aliese, Lucy's mother was floored with the discovery of having a twin sister. Helen's aura was hard to read, yet created some type of suspense.

    Coming from a different, orphanage upbringing, Helen established goals in reaching proper education and etiquette. Eventually, Helen started growing on me, even if her demeanor was shady. Another aspect I enjoyed, was the blooming relationship between Lucy and their neighbor Kit. Kit was such a sweet-natured boy that seemed to always have her best interest at heart. The most shocking part of this book was the ending. Lauren literally threw me for a loop, I didn't see coming. The moment I thought I had everything all figured out, bam! Everything changed. It is by far one of the most unique conclusions I've ever read in YA. Finally, every element from the characters to the precise, detailed writing worked. I love books that make you think outside the box and Lauren surely did that. The ultimate betrayal and jealousy found in this story will definitely make you question people's agendas.

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  • Posted August 27, 2010

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    The Twin's Daughter

    I need to start out by saying that I liked this book but I want to also warn readers that it was not a quick read. I wouldn't say I struggled to get through it but at the same time it took me longer than most to complete. I wasn't truly prepared for the overall story line in this book. I don't know that the summary/description on the back of the book does it justice but I was floored when finally getting a little ways into it.

    Lauren Baratz-Logsted will not be an author I accuse of having predictable plot points. I was just trying to keep up with her and I'll admit that I think I failed in that department, I was totally out of my league half the time. I might still be trying to figure out what happened to be honest. It was what I would call a wild ride but it was a bit frustrating at times because to me I was constantly confused for some reason or another. I never could get a handle on what was going to happen or who was going to do what. People were undergoing very large changes and I was just trying to keep up half the time. I'll be very curious to see what everyone else thinks of Lucy, Helen, Kit and the rest of the gang, for now I'm going to keep trying to piece everything together and see if I can start to make sense of it all.

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