Novel prep: Sentence Summary

Introduce protagonists: a set of omphalopagus conjoined twins (13yr old girls)


First conflict btwn twins - intro their parents, friend, life at school, why they haven’t already been separated (mom is iatrophobic)


Backstory of how they grew up together in relative harmony - further explaining their world


chapter pov twin a conflict


Chapter pov twin b conflict


They see a psychologist who observes the difficulties they are having and suggests some ideas


Povs of both twins (2chapters) to deepen understanding of their psyches and conflicts of wanting independence while connected physically


Twin A begins researching separation surgery - mom rejects


Twin B reaction to that - trepidation but becoming fed up


Large conflict that brings to head need for the surgery - risky but necessary to take action


Discussion with both psychologist and surgeon specialist - discussion of dangers and extreme novelty of the procedure


They get approved for surgery


Pov of both twins (2 chapters)


Healthscare before surgery - a drug overdose? Something to do with shared liver or blood supply


Go through with surgery


Fast forward, they have healed and how they have benefited from separation (reader payoff and tying of loose ends)

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