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Lansens, LoriLarsson, SteigLaws, ValerieThe GirlsThe girls, Rose and Ruby Darlen, wereboth joined at the head (craniopagustwins) in a rural farming community in1974. Abandoned by their frightenedteenage mother, they are adopted by aneccentric nurse, and her husband. Thesisters attempt to lead a normal life andnow almost thirty, Rose and Ruby are onthe verge of becoming the oldest livingcraniopagus twins in history. Rose has apassion for writing and The Girls is herversion of life as a conjoined twin.The Girl With the Dragon TattooForty years ago, Harriet Vangerdisappeared off the secluded islandowned and inhabited by the powerfulVanger family. Her uncle, Henrik, isconvinced that she was murdered bysomeone in her own family. Disgracedjournalist Mikael Blomqvist is hired toinvestigate, but he needs a competentassistant : computer hacker LisbethSalander - a tattooed, truculent, angrygirl who rides a motorbike like a Hell’sAngel and handles makeshift weaponswith the skill born of remorseless rage.MoonbathingThis is the first full volume of poetryfrom prize-winning poet, playwright andperformer Valerie Laws, whose poetry hasoften been published in magazines andanthologies.50