#TheGirlInTheMirror
By Rose Carlyle
Summer and Iris are identical but mirror twins (Summer’s organs are all in the correct place but Iris’ are on the opposite and wrong side) and they have completely different personalities. When Summer asks Iris to help her husband sail their luxury yacht away from Thailand at short notice, Iris jumps at the chance to sail with handsome Adam. Could this be the chance for Iris to live the life she’s always wanted - the idyllic lifestyle she has secretly coveted from afar?
If you’re lucky enough to enjoy a summer holiday abroad this year, “The Girl in the Mirror” is the perfect throw away beach read to keep you entertained. Although finding the whole story logistically improbable and rather farcical myself, a lot of readers will enjoy the escapism of this story, taking you on a journey across the waves to a tropical paradise. Twins have always fascinated me and this was a good example of how jealousy, greed can affect siblings who are so intensely close genetically, even if incredibly far fetched and unbelievable in this example. Is the grass greener on the other side for Iris? Who can Iris trust in her extended family - theres plenty of twists and turns to fill this story, some of them truly wacky. This is definitely an adult book, containing some explicit BDSM scenes that won’t be for everyone.
“The Girl in the Mirror” is the debut novel from Rose Carlyle who was awarded first class honours in her creative writing Masters at the University of Auckland. She is a keen adventurer and is an experienced yachtsman, having sailed from Thailand to South Africa via the Seychelles. Her knowledge and love of travelling and sailing has produced a book on a subject that is exceedingly detailed in yachting terminology but for me sadly, it was a bit too detailed.
2 stars
By Rose Carlyle
Summer and Iris are identical but mirror twins (Summer’s organs are all in the correct place but Iris’ are on the opposite and wrong side) and they have completely different personalities. When Summer asks Iris to help her husband sail their luxury yacht away from Thailand at short notice, Iris jumps at the chance to sail with handsome Adam. Could this be the chance for Iris to live the life she’s always wanted - the idyllic lifestyle she has secretly coveted from afar?
If you’re lucky enough to enjoy a summer holiday abroad this year, “The Girl in the Mirror” is the perfect throw away beach read to keep you entertained. Although finding the whole story logistically improbable and rather farcical myself, a lot of readers will enjoy the escapism of this story, taking you on a journey across the waves to a tropical paradise. Twins have always fascinated me and this was a good example of how jealousy, greed can affect siblings who are so intensely close genetically, even if incredibly far fetched and unbelievable in this example. Is the grass greener on the other side for Iris? Who can Iris trust in her extended family - theres plenty of twists and turns to fill this story, some of them truly wacky. This is definitely an adult book, containing some explicit BDSM scenes that won’t be for everyone.
“The Girl in the Mirror” is the debut novel from Rose Carlyle who was awarded first class honours in her creative writing Masters at the University of Auckland. She is a keen adventurer and is an experienced yachtsman, having sailed from Thailand to South Africa via the Seychelles. Her knowledge and love of travelling and sailing has produced a book on a subject that is exceedingly detailed in yachting terminology but for me sadly, it was a bit too detailed.
2 stars