Beautiful writing, insights, and a unique magical conceit in this meandering novel that mostly takes place in people's minds -- literally, in that Annae is a mind reader who can't bear to be alone. She moves to the UK to finish her PhD in magic after having been emotionally abused and sabotaged by her former supervisor/boyfriend. The title refers to the magical feat of splitting yourself into 2 people to excise aspects of yourself you don't want.