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The Lives and Loves of Daisy and Violet Hilton
The Lives and Loves of Daisy and Violet Hilton: A True Story of Conjoined Twins | Dean Jensen
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The lives and loves of Daisy and Violet Hilton follows the poignant life story of twin sisters who were literally joined at the hip, set against the tumultuous backdrop of America during the first half of the 20th century. Daisy and Violet and an unforgettable cast of show-business characters come alive on the pages of this carefully researched and sensitively written biography. Reviews "Jensen's book is a testament to the fickleness of the entertainment world." -Tampa Bay Tribune "It is an affecting story, gently and honestly told without frills, without sensation. In Jensen's hands, the twins are always human, individuals, never freaks joined at the hips as the world saw them after their birth in 1908. . . Here, their story is pure." -Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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The Lives and Loves of Daisy and Violet Hilton: A True Story of Conjoined Twins | Dean Jensen
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My #bookhaul from our weekend trip to Boston and a stop at the Brattle Book Shop: three nonfiction reads (a book about pandemics, one about conjoined twins, and the third about George Washington and the Newburgh conspiracy) and a classic. 👍🏼

Amiable I feel like @ljuliel might be intrigued by the tagged book? Don‘t know why —maybe because you like quirky nonfiction as much as I do? 🧐 5y
ljuliel Thank you for the tag. Yes, I‘m always interested in the quirky books, unusual titles or characters. I‘m not as much into the bestsellers list, but more odd books that don‘t get as much notice. I‘ll check it out ! 5y
LeahBergen Great haul! 5y
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The Lives and Loves of Daisy and Violet Hilton: A True Story of Conjoined Twins | Dean Jensen
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This is my 180th book & last read for 2017! What an insightful & heartrending #biography of #conjoinedtwins, Daisy and Violet Hilton, in the early #20thcentury. Their lives were nothing short of struggles, dramas, heartbreaks and misfortunes. I experienced gamut of dramatic emotions from joy to heartbroken reading this book. Yes, it was a #goodread!
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The Lives and Loves of Daisy and Violet Hilton: A True Story of Conjoined Twins | Dean Jensen

A dear friend suggested this one, so I nominated it for my Book Club's September read!

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The Lives and Loves of Daisy and Violet Hilton: A True Story of Conjoined Twins | Dean Jensen
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Went last night to see the play Side Show-- a poignant musical with an unmemorable score-- about the conjoined twins Daisy and Violent Hilton. The play was presented at the NC School of the Arts, a top ranking arts conservatory. (Mary Louise Parker graduated from the drama program.) The bad photo on the bottom left is of the stage set and the bad photo on the right is the design model. The top right photo is an archival photograph of the twins.

LeahBergen Oh, cool! 8y
ValerieAndBooks Very cool! My daughter attended the ABT dance intensive program at UNCSA for three summers! 8y
Hobbinol @ValerieAndBooks Seriously?! Wow, what a small wonderful world. The school is a very special place. My partner retired from teaching in the academic program. We go to all the performances we can. The dance program is great. ABT's prima ballerina, Gillian Murphy, is a graduate. I hope to see her dance in NYC this coming spring. The world of ballet is so magical (at least for the spectators-- I've seen dancer's feet up close 😬). 8y
ValerieAndBooks It's an impressive program, definitely! We were living in Colorado at the time she'd spend her summers there so I'd fly to and from there with her. Foothills Brewing Co. 😊👍. And yes her feet are already horrible to look at 😦. But it's her passion and she's currently in a college dance program in Connecticut. 8y
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