Mirrorland

Mirrorland is the world created by El and Cat, identical twins, to escape from the traumas of their life. They live with their mother and grandfather at no. 36 Westeryk Road in Edinburgh and retreat to Mirrorland not only to reenact stories told to them by their mother but to escape from danger when necessary. Being identical twins the girls have had a special relationship which has been fractured at one stage resulting in Cat leaving Edinburgh to live in the USA.

Then Cat receives news that her sister is missing and immediately returns to her former home, to a world of long forgotten memories and danger. Forced to confront childhood memories Cat knows that she is in danger but does not know who to trust. Anonymous cards and email messages increase her fear as she follows clues for a treasure hunt that bring back memories from the past.

Mirrorland by Carole Johnstone is the chilling story of the physical and mental abuse endured by El and Cat, initially as children but continued as adults. There are many twists and turns until the truth is finally revealed in this challenging thriller which kept me reading until late at night. Like Fifty-fifty this is another recently published book about complicated relationships between sisters.