Twenty years after the disappearance of her beloved twin, Doris Meek begins to solve the greatest mystery of all--that of her own identity. "In lush, romantic prose, Susan Fromberg Schaeffer uses the notion of twinship to explore the psychological predicament of coming to terms with one's identity, an exploration that takes the form of a quasi-mystery story". "The Boston Globe". A "New York Times" Notable Book. Years after the disappearance of her twenty-seven-year-old twin sister Florence Meek, a noted painter, Doris searches for the truth about her sister, the complex nature of their relationship, and the mysteries of her own identity.