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You'll miss me when I'm gone, by Rachel Lynn Solomon

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You'll miss me when I'm gone, by Rachel Lynn Solomon

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

You'll miss me when I'm gone

Oclc number

989964426

Responsibility statement

by Rachel Lynn Solomon

Summary

Eighteen-year-old twins Adina, a viola prodigy, and Tovah, a future surgeon, find their relationship tested when they learn that one of them will develop Huntington's, the degenerative disease ravaging their motherViola prodigy Adina yearns to become a soloist. Overachiever Tovah awaits her acceptance to Johns Hopkins and a career as a surgeon. Huntington's, a rare degenerative disease, has turned their Israeli mother into a near stranger and fractured the sisters' own bond in ways they'll never admit. They've taken a genetic test to determine the odds they'll develop the disease. When the results come in, one twin tests negative for Huntington's. The other tests positive. This outcome pushes them farther apart. Can they repair their relationship... and is it even worth saving?

Target audience

adolescent

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You will miss me when I am gone

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