num_pages: 371
description: "FASCINATING."--San Francisco ChronicleDoris Meek adored her twin sister, Florence. She was only too happy to play in her gifted sister's shadow. And there she remained. For when Florence disappeared at the height of her career as an artist, she had disavowed Doris.The world thought the great Florence Meek was an orphan.For twenty years this fact made searching for Florence a psychological impossibility. But now Doris wants to know. Why did Florence carve a life for herself from lies and half-truths? And as she seeks answers, Doris begins to solve the greatest mystery of her own identity. . . ."Fromberg Schaeffer is a highly accomplished writer."--Los Angeles Times Book Review"In lush, romantic prose, Susan Fromberg Schaeffer uses the notion of twinship to explore the psychological predicament of coming to terms with one's identity, an exploration that takes the form of a quasi-mystery story."--The Boston Globe
language: English
title: The Golden Rope
titlecomplete: The Golden Rope
genres: Fiction
ratings_count: 78
publisher: Ballantine Books