Her Fearful Symmetry

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The Vintage Classics WEIRD GIRLS series ventures into the depraved, delectable depths of women's weird fiction with nine novels by nine pioneering women. Vintage Classics WEIRD GIRLS- Dive into the depraved, delectable depths of women's weird fiction. When Elspeth Noblin dies she leaves her beautiful flat overlooking Highgate Cemetery to her twin nieces, Julia and Valentina Poole, on the condition that their mother is never allowed to cross the threshold. But until the solicitor's letter falls through the door of their suburban American home, either Julia nor Valentina knew their aunt existed. The twins hope that in London their own, separate, lives can finally begin but they have no idea that they've been summoned into a tangle of fraying lives, from the obsessive-compulsive crossword setter who lives above them to their aunt's mysterious and elusive lover who lives below them and works in the cemetery itself. As the twins unravel the secrets of their aunt, who doesn't seem quite ready to leave her flat, even after death, Niffenegger weaves together a delicious and deadly ghost story about love, loss and identity. 'A ghostly love story and a lovely ghost story' - Tatler The Vintage Classics WEIRD GIRLS series ventures into the dark heart of the uncanny with disturbing, and disturbed, protagonists who dare to defy the norm. Bold, disruptive, chilling and enchanting, these tales of the weird are strange enough to get lost in.

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Dark and delicious * Scotsman *
What is really satisfying about this novel, like The Time Traveler's Wife, is its depiction of relationships: the process of grief, the transforming power of love * Daily Telegraph *
An original, outrageous, and thoroughly enjoyable ghost story * Independent *
There may be ghosts, but it's the human stories that glitter * Elle *
A rich, involving novel * The Times *
A ghostly love story and a lovely ghost story * Tatler *
The novel's representation of London rings completely true... The universe of Her Fearful Symmetry is solid and familiar... * The Times *
It's been worth the wait... Niffenegger's books are fabulously left field, striking an unlikely balance between romance and fantasy. A brilliantly beautiful book * Glamour *
Chillingly good * Marie Claire *
A one-off pleasure * Woman & Home *

Author Bio

Audrey Niffenegger is a visual artist and writer who lives mostly in Chicago and occasionally in London. She has published six books, including the novels The Time Traveler's Wife and Her Fearful Symmetry. She helped to found the Columbia College Chicago Center for Book and Paper Arts. Her art has been exhibited by Printworks Gallery in Chicago since 1986. She is a Professor in the Fiction Department of Columbia College. Her recent projects include a ballet, Raven Girl, in collaboration with Wayne McGregor for the Royal Opera House Ballet.