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When Saul Diskin's twin brother Marty announced that he had leukemia, the bond that held them together was about to break. Estranged since their early twenties by temperment and geography, they are brought together by Marty's illness, strengthening with Saul's ultimate gift of a bone marrow transplant, one that sadly only buys them a couple more years. Exploring what it means to be left behind, the survivor of a unique pair so profoundly connected, The End of the Twins is a moving testament to one brother's courage and another brother's love.
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"Rich with unique and wonderful intimacy." - John Bayley, author of Elegy for Iris "An arresting memoir that evokes the mysteries of twinship and the irrevocability of loss." - Erica Jong, author of Fear of Flying and Becoming Light "A moving account of a unique bereavement from which we can all learn about love and loss." - Harold S. Kushner, author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People
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When Saul Diskin's brother announced that he had leukaemia, the bond that held them together - as brothers, as twins - was already about to break. Here, Saul chronicles the slow progress of his brother Marty's decline and death, while examining the elusive nature of brotherhood and what it means to be a twin, one of two. Estranged since their early twenties - by temperament and geography - the brothers are pulled together by Marty's illness to experience once again the deep tie that carried them from Brooklyn to California and Mexico, to colleges and careers, wives and families. As Marty's health deteriorates, the bond between the brothers grows stronger, strengthened in the end by no less than Saul's gift of a bone marrow transplant. Ultimately, however, THE END OF THE TWINS explores what it means to be left behind, the survivor of a unique pair so profoundly connected - sympathetically and spiritually. It is its own gift, a moving testament of one brother's courage and another brother's love.
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- PublisherTHE OVERLOOK PRESS
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 1585671630
- ISBN 13 9781585671632
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages272
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