![]() ![]() Grief-stricken, both Jeanie and Julius do everything that they can to survive, but as they begin to question why their mother kept them living at home way into their adulthood, they soon realise all of the things that they have been missing out on in life: education and the chance for a family of their own. ![]() There are some really beautiful descriptive passages about their garden and the surrounding farmland Fuller really paints it as a retreat away from the fast-pace of modern life and at times I forgot that I was reading a contemporary novel and not a classic.ĭespite their initial closeness, things start to hot up when the cracks in the twins’ relationship start to show. ![]() Their living situation on the fringes of society immediately isolates them, yet they remain bonded within the walls of the old cottage by their music and love of nature. What stood out most when reading this book was the intimate relationship between the twins. Atmospheric and, as the title suggests, unsettling, Fuller puts her own spin on the thriller genre in this novel of deceit and betrayal. They live a tranquil and simple life, but when Dot suddenly dies, the twins are left in a desperate situation as secrets about their mother begin to unravel. ![]() At the age of 51, twins Jeanie and Julius still live with their mother, Dot, in extreme poverty in a small rural cottage. ![]()
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