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Chang and Eng Author: In this stunning debut novel, Darin Strauss combines fiction with astonishing fact to tell the story of history's most famous twins. Born in Siam in 1811-on a squalid houseboat on the Mekong River-Chang and Eng Bunker were international celebrities before the age of twenty. Touring the world's stages as a circus act, they settled in the American... more »
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2 member(s) found this review helpful.
I enjoyed reading about how, in theory, these twins may have lived -- how they were treated in their small village in Siam, their visits with the King of Siam, their travel to America, marriage, fathering children ... although there are no complete records of every detail of their lives, the author has given a good approximation of how they might have lived, and provided a good story in the process. Recommended.
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this book provided a really interesting fiction/non-fiction account of one of the most interesting pair of men to be born
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Heart-warming story. So sad that they could have been separated today.
Fictionalized account of the life of conjointed twins Chang and Eng in the 1800's. Fans of historical fiction would like this.
Very interesting bio of the celebrated "Siamese" twins. Includes photos and illustrations.
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