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on Monday, November 5, 2007
A memoir of twins, separated at birth and
reunited, live completely parallel lives.
We'll look at how family bonds and our DNA
can leave an imprint on our lives.
 Paula Bernstein and Elyse Schein were
twins, separated as infants. Then, more
than 30 years later, a phone call, brought
them back together. That was just the beginning
of many shockers in the book, Identical
Strangers: A Memoir Of Twins Separated
And Reunited, two sisters share their powerful
and emotional story.
Booksigning Information:
7:00 PM Booksmith
Talk and book signing
Location: 1644 Haight St., San Francisco
CA 94117
Web site: www.booksmith.com
Buy the book:
www.randomhouse.com
About the Book:
Identical Strangers: A Memoir of Twins
Separated and Reunited
(Random House; On sale October 2, 2007)
It is the powerful, emotional, page-turning
memoir of finding a lost sister and redefining
identity. In alternating voices, Paula
and Elyse write with emotional honesty
about the immediate intimacy they discovered
they shared as twins and yet the wide chasm
that divided them as two complete strangers.
Interweaving eye-opening studies and statistics
on twin science and nature vs. nurture
into their narrative, they offer an intelligent
and heartfelt glimpse into family and identity.
Identical
Strangers is the amazing story
of two women coming to terms with the strange
and unbelievable hand fate has dealt them,
an account that broadens the definition
of family and provides insight into our
own DNA and the singularly exceptional
imprint it leaves on our lives.
About the Authors:
Paula Bernstein
Paula Bernstein is a freelance writer whose
work has appeared in publications including, "The
New York Times," "The New York
Observer," and "Redbook." Previously,
she was a staff reporter for "The
Hollywood Reporter" and "Variety." She
lives in Brooklyn with her husband and
two daughters.
Elyse Schein
Elyse Schein is a writer and a filmmaker
whose short films have been shown at
Telluride Film Festival, the Long Island
film festival and at cinemas in Prague
and San Francisco. She lives in Brooklyn.
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