#FustyFeb #DiverseLoveStories
While not necessarily a love story, this book is incredibly diverse and unique and it is a story that people around these parts (central & western NC, US) LOVE to talk about. The story of the original Siamese Twins has entered our local lore and our gene pool-- there are many descendants of these twins who married sisters from rural North Carolina.
This book is a fictionalized account of the twins' lives.
LeahBergen Why is it "fusty"? ? 8y
LeahBergen And I've always been fascinated with this story! 8y
Hooked_on_books I wonder, given the time they were alive, how their birth was possible with their particular conjoined configuration. 8y
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Suet624 I loved the part where one was into the Temperance movement and the other one was a drinker. Fascinating story. 8y
Blueberry Working all my geneology once, I found them out on the branches of ancestors siblings (through their wives). 8y
Hobbinol Wow. You have collateral Bunkers in your tree! Underground Bunkers, let's say😉That is super cool! 8y
Hobbinol @Suet624 It really is amazing. It's often difficult to imagine, especially knowing the country ways of the county folk, but once southerners decide to adopt you, it is usually an irrevocable relationship. 8y
Hobbinol @Hooked_on_books I know, right? They were truly a miracle no matter what way you look at it. 8y
Hobbinol @LeahBergen Oooops. I have such big thumbs! 8y
shawnmooney I was terribly disappointed by this novel - thought it was just awful. It sounds like you enjoyed it - great! I have heard that Straus's memoir (something about a car accident - I forget the details now) is supposed to be good though. 8y