Her Fearful Symmetry
Paperback Published on: 05/07/2010
Price: £10.99
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I loved this book
With an all engrossing mix of characters this is an unusual modern ghost story. Page turning!.
Better than The Time Traveller's Wife!
A spooky and mesmirising modern ghost story, this is not a Susan Hill -esque frightening tale but still has a thrilling plot... I preferred this to The Tim... READ MORE
Synopsis
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.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Vintage Publishing
- ISBN: 9780099524175
- Number of pages: 496
- Dimensions: 198 x 130 x 30 mm
- Weight: 346g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
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Not quite what I expected but well written and something a bit different and slightly twisted. I now want to go visit Highgate cemetery and Postman's Park.
A let down
After being absolutely enthralled by Niffenegger's first book, The Time Traveller's Wife, I was eager to read this. However it was a total let down. With a... READ MORE
Huge Disappointment !
Having read and enjoyed "Time Traveller's Wife ", I was really looking forward to this book. It was average and very predictable, as I've said........a hug... READ MORE
Expected more
I really enjoyed the author's previous novel, so I thought I would take this book to read on holiday.
I'm not sure I can define precisely why I was disapp... READ MORE
Quite disappointing
Reviews I had read before reading "Her fearful symmetry" all sounded very promising. However, now I have read it, I have come to believe that I only have r... READ MORE
Not what I expected...
For the most part this is not so much a ghost story as a story with ghosts in it. It's like "The Time Traveller's Wife" in that there's a supernatural even... READ MORE
An excellent read
After having tried to read the Time Travelers Wife a few times and never yet been held to reach the end I was a bit intrepid about reading another book by ... READ MORE
Really good read.
As The Time Traveler's wife is one of my all time favourtie books i had high expectations from the same author, and i actually really enjoyed it.
I found i... READ MORE
Thought it would be better
After falling in love with the epic "Time Travellers Wife", I eagerly awaited this next novel. I found it very odd and thought the two weirdo twins were ex... READ MORE
quite disappointing
I felt I had to keep trying with this book and I'd worked the ending out quite early on.
Brilliant Can't Put Down!
This book delivers in suspense, twist, shock and surprise. A wonderfully macabre ghost story with completely absorbing characters who do not follow the nor... READ MORE
Her Fearful Symmetry
As much as I enjoyed this book, I felt disapointed with the ending. The charaters are easy to picture from the brilliant descriptions and the twist in the ... READ MORE
Can't match Time travellers wife
I laboured through this book, not a patch on the time travellers wife. It did not grip me and I did not feel for the odd characters
Massive Let Down
I was very disappointed with this book. It is full of good ideas but the execution was severly lacking.
I was expecting much more after the brilliant debu... READ MORE
Loved it... definatley worth a read!
I must disagree with the previous reviews... this was a really good read. Started well, dipped a little in the middle, but Niffenegger managed to pull it b... READ MORE
Her Fearful Symmetry
Not really worth the effort
I read this as I loved the Timetravellers wife but was really disappointed. The story is very predictable and the characters dull.
Not my sort of book either!
Having tried and failed with The Time Traveller's Wife I thought I should give this a go too! Alas, I made it to page 285 and then couldn't take it serious... READ MORE