Alva & Irva — Edward Carey

Alva and Irva Dapps are identical twin sisters brilliantly portrayed living in an imaginary -- but altogether imaginable -- city. In this inventive tale of creativity, obsession, and passion, Edward Carey touches deftly on the fine line we all walk between fantasy and reality. A shining story about love and belonging, Alva & Irva takes the reader on an enchanting journey through a city of the imagination, with unforgettable heroines whose conflicting desires contain the seeds of both their destruction and their salvation