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I often mention my sisters, I can't help it, they have been and are a huge part of my life. But, no matter what I do, the relationship I have with them will never be what they have with each other. They are triplets. They have the normal sibling attachment, but there is something else...something different. I would say it's abnormal, they would say "abbie-normal" from Young Frankenstein and then tell me I was full of bunk. Seriously, there is a connection between them that I will never share. Every once in a while I'll get a phone call saying they had an uneasy feeling about the other, as if someone was in trouble, and after clearing each other they check on me (gee thanks). One time my husband decided to buy a lottery ticket for the whole family, having each person give a number. Despite living up to five hundred miles apart, they gave the same number. I've always thought this unusual link between them was a gift, now I'm not so sure.
I recently read Our Trespasses by Michael Cordell. This is the story of two adult male twins who have shared a special connection and what happens when one of the twins dies yet the connection remains. Such an interesting question and given my family history, I was intrigued. This book is fiction but I'm telling you that while not to the extent portrayed in this book, the link is real. Our Trespasses is being sold as a paranormal thriller. I would completely agree with that and add perhaps it has a toe dipping into horror
I loved this book. Not only did I love it, but it might be one of my all time favorites. While the story had me engrossed it was the least this book has to offer. The writing is wonderful. I hate when stories tell you instead of show you, or run on about a topic, or repeat something but Michael Cordell does none of that. He has a story to tell and he blasts through it from beginning to end. He doesn't waste one second of the readers time, very appreciated. In addition, the descriptions are so rich that the author transports you into the story with ease, all without being too wordy. What I've seen done occasionally in movies but never really done well in a book is when the tension and fear is kept below the surface. You know it's there, lurking, waiting patiently to appear but the anticipation of what is to come is kept brilliantly at bay. When "things" happen, the story remains controlled and not over the top, making it all the creepier and really driving the story. Mr. Cordell has sold several screenplays and I can see why. Anything he writes, in any form, I want to see.
This book is 193 pages, yet packs more into it than many 500 page bestsellers. Michael Cordell is an expert storyteller and if you are a lover of books you certainly don't want to miss Our Trespasses. This is a perfect example of how all books should be written!
To buy the book, learn more about the author and publisher:
Michael Cordell – Novelist/Screenwriter (michaeljcordell.com)
TCK Publishing - Independent Fiction and Nonfiction Book Publisher
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