The idea of vanishing twins...that many of us are in utero with a twin early on but as time goes on, one "twin" disappears or is absorbed back into the mother. Dieterich feels like she has been missing a twin her whole life. Aside from this, this is a memoir of her early life and marriage to a man she feels connected to like a twin. During her marriage, she and her husband decide to be "open" and she embarks on some relationships with other woman...ostensibly at first to become a threesome but as time goes on, it obvious these women are not interested in this arrangement and really, neither is she. The exploration of the relationships, the author's sexuality and the limits of her relationship with her husband is interesting. I also enjoyed the relationship with her co-worker. Her team at work (advertising) whom she has a close sibling like relationship testing the limits of the professional situation at the office. On the one hand, she seems to have so many people that she is "twinning" with, she seems to find the lost twin (if it even existed). Of course, there is always drama when relationship limits are tested although it seems remarkably subtle to me. Dieterich is a lovely writer and I found myself lost in this book.
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