The sex lives of Siamese twins : a novel
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Published
New York : Doubleday, [2015].
Edition
First United States edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 349 pages ; 25 cm
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Moab Library - Adult Fiction Book
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Published
New York : Doubleday, [2015].
Format
Book
Edition
First United States edition.
Language
English
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When Lucy Brennan, a Miami Beach personal-fitness trainer, disarms an apparently crazed gunman chasing two frightened homeless men along a deserted causeway at night, the police and the breaking-news cameras are not far behind. Within hours, Lucy becomes a hero. Her celebrity is short-lived, though: the "crazed gunman," turns out to be a victim of child sexual abuse and the two men are serial pedophiles. The solitary eye-witness, the depressed and overweight Lena Sorenson, thrilled by Lucy's heroism and decisiveness, becomes obsessed with the trainer and enrolls as a client at her Bodysculpt gym. It quickly becomes clear that Lena is more interested in Lucy's body than her own. Then, when one of the pedophiles she allowed to escape carries out a heinous sex attack, Lucy's transition from hero to villain is complete. When Lucy imprisons Lena, and can't stop thinking about the sex lives of Siamese twins, the real problems start. In Lucy and Lena, Irvine Welsh has created two of his most memorable female protagonists, and one of the most bizarre, sadomasochistic folie à deux in contemporary fiction. The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins taps into two great obsessions of our time — how we look and where we live — and tells a story so subversive and dark it blacks out the Florida sun.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Welsh, I. (2015). The sex lives of Siamese twins: a novel (First United States edition.). Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Welsh, Irvine. 2015. The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins: A Novel. Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Welsh, Irvine. The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins: A Novel Doubleday, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Welsh, Irvine. The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins: A Novel First United States edition., Doubleday, 2015.
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