When the results come in, one twin tests negative for Huntington’s. While Tovah finds comfort in their Jewish religion, Adina rebels against its rules. It’s turned their Israeli mother into a near stranger and fractured the sisters’ own bond in ways they’ll never admit. Overachiever Tovah awaits her acceptance to Johns Hopkins, the first step on her path toward med school and a career as a surgeon.īut one thing could wreck their carefully planned futures: a genetic test for Huntington’s, a rare degenerative disease that slowly steals control of the body and mind. Viola prodigy Adina yearns to become a soloist-and to convince her music teacher he wants her the way she wants him. “Dark and thought-provoking.” - Publishers WeeklyĪ poignant, lyrical debut novel about twins who navigate first love, their Jewish identity, and shocking results from a genetic test that determines their fate-whether they inherited their mother’s Huntington’s disease.Įighteen-year-old twins Adina and Tovah have little in common besides their ambitious nature.
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