The Ice Twins
A Novel
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4.3 • 9 Ratings
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Publisher Description
In the tradition of The Girl on the Train comes the UK bestseller The Ice Twins, a terrifying psychological thriller with a twisting plot worthy of Gillian Flynn.
One of Sarah's daughters died. But can she be sure which one?
A year after one of their identical twin daughters, Lydia, dies in an accident, Angus and Sarah Moorcroft move to the tiny Scottish island Angus inherited from his grandmother, hoping to put together the pieces of their shattered lives.
But when their surviving daughter, Kirstie, claims they have mistaken her identity--that she, in fact, is Lydia--their world comes crashing down once again.
As winter encroaches, Angus is forced to travel away from the island for work, Sarah is feeling isolated, and Kirstie (or is it Lydia?) is growing more disturbed. When a violent storm leaves Sarah and her daughter stranded, they are forced to confront what really happened on that fateful day.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Reminiscent of a Hitchcock movie, The Ice Twins is the sort of moody thriller guaranteed to give you the chills. After the death of one of their young twin daughters, Sarah and Angus Moorcroft seek refuge in the windswept, desolate Scottish island they inherited from Angus' grandmother. Instead of finding serenity, however, they're unnerved by a frightening revelation from their surviving daughter, Kirstie. This Gothic tale of bleak isolation and the supernatural burrowed under our skin.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The death of one of the twin daughters of Sarah and Angus Moorcroft jump-starts this superb tale from the pseudonymous Tremayne. A year after the tragedy, the once well-to-do Moorcroft family leaves London to live in a lighthouse on Eilean Torran, a remote Scottish island that Angus inherited from his grandmother. Angus's fond memories of the island give way to harsh reality: the place, accessible only by boat, is nearly uninhabitable with rats, leaks, and mold. But the dilapidated building and the island's eeriness pale next to the family's deterioration. The surviving twin, seven-year-old Kirstie, insists she is Lydia, the child who fell to her death. The girls were monozygotic, or perfectly identical twins, but Sarah could tell them apart. Did the parents, whose fragile marriage continues to corrode, misidentify the deceased child? Tremayne effectively delivers a psychological gothic thriller with supernatural overtones while avoiding clich s. Grief's debilitating effects on children and adults further elevate this gripping story.
