I loved this book because it’s a ‘contained thriller’ for the most part. And it does – because there’s something chilling about the farmhouse, something that makes the locals stay far away … Harry hopes that it will bring the two of them closer. Barry’s more athletic, more aggressive – and he’s the one who suggests that they house-sit their great-uncle’s farm. Barry and Harry Krasner are identical twins, but that’s where the resemblance stops. This is the book that started my lifelong obsession with twins, but also the nature of consequence and how single decisions can have devastating impact. So, here are the books that left a lasting impression and why, as part of my SECRET LIBRARY – enjoy! This stuck in my head because I totally agree: I recall many of the books I read around this time and what they taught me vividly (even though I may have forgotten a book I just read a couple of weeks ago!). Many psychologists believe realisations you make around the ages of 10-12 go on to help ‘inform’ your adult personality and behaviour. Lucy is the producer of two Brit Thrillers, DEVIATION (2012) and ASSASSIN (2015). Before we get to those, we should tell you that Lucy is a novelist, script editor and blogger who helps writers. (If you haven’t, go read it now I’ll wait.) And Lucy has also provided us with her Secret Library, which includes our first YA selections. You’ve already read, no doubt, the review of Lucy Hay’s debut novel The Other Twin.
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