Ann Morgan's Beside Myself

 


Ann Morgan's debut novel, 'Beside Myself,' tells the story of identical twin sisters Helen and Ellie. At the age of six, they decide to play a game in which they swap places for a day in order to fool their mother. However, despite the real Helen's protests, troublesome Ellie enjoys playing the bright and popular Helen so much that she refuses to swap back. While their true identities are kept hidden, several family secrets are revealed.

Ann Morgan's debut novel, 'Beside Myself,' tells the story of identical twin sisters Helen and Ellie. At the age of six, they decide to play a game in which they swap places for a day in order to fool their mother. However, despite the real Helen's protests, troublesome Ellie enjoys playing the bright and popular Helen so much that she refuses to swap back. While their true identities are kept hidden, several family secrets are revealed.


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As a result, much of the book is dark, and Morgan depicts this aspect of the story sensitively as the serious consequences of Helen's situation are explored in depth.

Like Kate Hamer's The Girl in the Red Coat, I found it slightly misleading that 'Beside Myself' was billed as a literary thriller. Even though there is some doubt about whether or not the twins' true identities will ever be revealed, the reader is aware from the start that the swap is somehow maintained into adulthood, so there was less of a sense of mystery than I had anticipated. Instead, the novel's core themes revolve around various forms of identity and how they define people and the expectations of those around them.

Overall, the premise of 'Beside Myself' is intriguing and raises some intriguing questions, but I found the story to be a little too convenient at times.

Morgan started a blog called A Year of Reading the World before writing her debut novel, in which she set out to read a book from every country in the world, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. I'm looking forward to reading her first nonfiction book, 'Reading the World: Confessions of a Literary Explorer,' which details how she took on this challenge.





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