{"product_id":"twinless-twin-a-novel-paperback-softback-9781496244215","title":"Twinless Twin; A Novel (Paperback \/ softback) 9781496244215","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTwinless Twin\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Novel\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDean Marshall Tuck (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781496244215\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 October 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e“A dreamy tale that unravels with hypnotic precision. A story of love and secrets, all played out against a backdrop of meticulous, flowing writing. The best stories are the ones that leave readers with decisions to make: about themselves, about life, about the world. \u003ci\u003eTwinless Twin\u003c\/i\u003e leaves readers with all of those difficult choices and more. It’s a novel that relies heavily on the established traditions of rural storytelling-with its tropes of magic, danger, and folklore-while grappling with contemporary themes with no loss of momentum or impact. In short: a wonderful story.”-Jason Mott, author of \u003ci\u003eHell of a Book\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the National Book Award\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“Reader beware: This amazing first novel is haunted, not just by mysterious creatures in the Appalachian deep woods, but by enduring humans facing mortality all around them-births, deaths, horrible accidents, and even more horrible cruelty from within their own kith and kin. It’s like a surreal Southern fever dream from which no one can awake, yet in the end the characters find hope in the fractured hearts of others, and in items that can fit in the palm of your hand: coins, teeth, a pocket watch, a railroad spike, a rock. I loved Twinless Twin.”-Mark Richard, author of \u003ci\u003eFishboy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHouse of Prayer No. 2\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“In \u003ci\u003eTwinless Twin\u003c\/i\u003e, Dean Marshall Tuck takes us by the hand and leads us into a twilight world that exists just outside our everyday perceptions. The mood is uncanny and the prose haunting. His language is lyrical, engaging, and emotionally precise. And the voices of his characters sing with heartbreak, joy, and deep love. This is a book about a family unlike any you have ever encountered. But by the end, it’s also about your own.”-Richard Hatem, writer and producer of film and television, scriptwriter of \u003ci\u003eThe Mothman Prophecies\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe James Alan McPherson Prize for the Novel, AWP Award Series Winner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwinless Twin\u003c\/i\u003e finds a family maimed by a troubled, enigmatic son, whose unspeakable actions leave the family reeling, torn between moving on and searching for answers. A twin who survives their sibling twin may sometimes be plagued with lifelong feelings of loss, guilt, and even a strange sense of urgency-a need to live two lives in one. In this story, the tragedy of the lost child reverberates through the surviving sibling and ripples through the rest of the family and beyond.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Set largely in twentieth-century America in the foothills of an unnamed mountain, this insular landscape breeds rumor, legend, desperation, daydreams, and a mystery that runs deeper than the family who inhabits its woods. Raising questions regarding culpability in the face of tragedy and the responsibilities of those who remain after a family has been splintered, \u003ci\u003eTwinless Twin\u003c\/i\u003e ultimately asks: What must be done to salvage the family, their reputation, and their homeplace?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eTwinless Twin\u003cbr\u003e Recess\u003cbr\u003e Before Crossing the Desert\u003cbr\u003e Silver Magnolia\u003cbr\u003e Sanctuary\u003cbr\u003e The Bridge\u003cbr\u003e The Amnesiacs\u003cbr\u003e Debutante\u003cbr\u003e Frost Line\u003cbr\u003e Chimera\u003cbr\u003e Visitations\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Source Acknowledgments\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52600322457880,"sku":"9781496244215","price":18.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/twinless-twin-a-novel-paperback-softback-9781496244215","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}