2020: WOW YES PLEASE this was a phenomenal book! If you liked [b:The Mothers|28815371|The Mothers|Brit Bennett|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1460652458l/28815371._SY75_.jpg|49031394] at all, you'll really enjoy this. It also gives off major [b:Little Fires Everywhere|51704136|Little Fires Everywhere|Celeste Ng|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1582774355l/51704136._SY75_.jpg|52959357] vibes.

This was a holiday read that I sped through too fast (what a surprise) and wish I could have spent more time reveling in Bennett's delicious prose and fantastic descriptions. There are complex layers of how the characters hid different pieces of themselves, each woven together extremely intricately. The title is creative and inspired and just right for the story.

I loved when the time period jumped and the younger daughters took over. The idea of horrible it was for the two twins to separate and lose each other only really set in to me once the next generation took over. Simultaneously, you are forced to confront what each twin gained, and what they had to give up in order to get there.

A DELIGHT and a strong recommendation to all.