Her Fearful Symmetry

'A ghostly love story and a lovely ghost story' - TatlerWhen Elspeth Noblin dies she leaves her beautiful flat overlooking Highgate Cemetery to her twin nieces, Julia and Valentina. But until the solicitor's letter falls through the door of their suburban American home, neither twin knew their aunt existed. As Julia and Valentina begin to unravel their aunt's the secrets, aided by her msysterious lover, it becomes clear that she might not be quite ready to leave the flat, even after death. The Vintage Classics Weird Girls series: Dive into the depraved, delectable depths of weird fiction with nine books by nine pioneering female authors. Bold, disruptive, chilling and enchanting, these tales of the weird are strange enough to get lost in.

Vintage Classics WEIRD GIRLS: Dive into the depraved, delectable depths of women’s weird fiction.

When Elspeth Noblin dies she leaves her beautiful flat overlooking Highgate Cemetery to her twin nieces, Julia and Valentina Poole, on the condition that their mother is never allowed to cross the threshold. But until the solicitor''s letter falls through the door of their suburban American home, either Julia nor Valentina knew their aunt existed.

The twins hope that in London their own, separate, lives can finally begin but they have no idea that they''ve been summoned into a tangle of fraying lives, from the obsessive-compulsive crossword setter who lives above them to their aunt''s mysterious and elusive lover who lives below them and works in the cemetery itself.

As the twins unravel the secrets of their aunt, who doesn''t seem quite ready to leave her flat, even after death, Niffenegger weaves together a delicious and deadly ghost story about love, loss and identity.

''A ghostly love story and a lovely ghost story'' - Tatler

The Vintage Classics WEIRD GIRLS series ventures into the dark heart of the uncanny with disturbing, and disturbed, protagonists who dare to defy the norm. Bold, disruptive, chilling and enchanting, these tales of the weird are strange enough to get lost in.

• | Author: Audrey Niffenegger
• | Publisher: Vintage Publishing
• | Publication Date: Sep 04, 2025
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781529955637
• | ISBN-10: 1529955637