The Girls

'I have never looked intomy sister's eyes. I have never bathed alone. Ihave never stood in the grass at night and raised my armsto a beguiling moon. I've never used anaeroplane bathroom. Or worn a hat. Or been kissed likethat... So many things I've never done, butoh, how I've been loved. And, if such thingswere to be, I'd live a thousand times as me, tobe loved so exponentially'In twenty-nine years, Rose Darlen has never spent amoment apart from her twin sister, Ruby. She has nevergone for a solitary walk or had a private conversation.Yet, in all that time, she has never once looked intoRuby's eyes. Joined at the head, 'The Girls' (as they areknown in their small town) attempt to lead a normal life,but can't help being extraordinary. Now almost thirty,Rose and Ruby are on the verge of becoming the oldestliving craniopagus twins in history, but they areremarkable for a lot more than their unusual sisterlybond.