DOUBLE ACT

Wilson, Jacqueline

ISBN 10: 0385405375 / ISBN 13: 9780385405379

Published by Doubleday, 1995

About this Item

1st 1995. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. Ruby and Garnett are 10 year old identical twins and they do everything together. Yellow boards, gilt title to spine. B/w text illustrations. SIGNED by AUTHOR and BOTH ARTISTS! "For Jenny and David, the best double act i know! With love, Jacqueline Wilson, June 1995", "For Jenny and Donny, best wishes Sue x", and "and Nick Sharratt". Spine very slightly bumped. Spine of wrapper faded. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched! Seller Inventory # 403069

Bibliographic Details

Title: DOUBLE ACT

Publisher: Doubleday

Publication Date: 1995

Binding: Hardback

Illustrator: Sharratt, Nick & Heap, Sue

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Signed: SIGNED - please see description for details.

Edition: First edition.

About this title

Synopsis:

Overall winner of the Smarties Book Prize 1995. Ruby and Garnet are twins. Since their mother died they have lived with Dad and Gran, but now "nasty" Rose is moving in, and they must deal with their new home and new "mother", who turns out not to be so nasty after all.

Review:

Eve Karpf reads Jacqueline Wilson's Double Act in this unabridged three-cassette audio book. Identical twins Ruby and Garnet are inseparable. They do everything together and go everywhere together. They love being twins, and since the death of their mother they have been closer than ever, safe in their little world. But when Dad finds a new girlfriend everything in the twins' lives is turned upside down--new home, new school, new everything. And gradually, being twins isn't quite the same anymore.

In Double Act, Wilson brilliantly captures the pain and uncertainty that change can bring. This story of two little girls gradually realising that they have no control over what is happening is both funny and poignant. Wilson shines as the twins begin to accept that things will never be quite the same, allowing her characters to grow and develop as individuals without ever losing sight of the bond that holds them together. Running time is three hours and 40 minutes. --Susan Harrison