We’re led to believe that there’s some deep, dark secret behind this. The only conditions of the bequest are that they live in the flat for a year before selling it if they wish to & that their parents (Elspeth’s sister Edie – these two are also twins – and Edie’s husband Jack) never set foot in it.
Why anyone would want to read such a thing is beyond me, but there it is.Įlspeth Noblin dies & leaves her London flat, which overlooks Highgate Cemetery, to her nieces, 20-year-old American twins Julia & Valentina. On reflection, I still really dislike it but for a different reason than I thought! I think what Niffenegger was trying to do here was present a group of deeply dysfunctional characters & put them in a ghost story & let nature take its course. My initial reaction was that I really disliked this book. An accompanying exhibition catalogue examines several themes in Niffenegger's visual art including her explorations of life, mortality, and magic. Raven Girl was adapted into a ballet by Resident Choreographer Wayne McGregor and the Royal Opera House Ballet (London) in 2013.Ī mid-career retrospective entitled "Awake in the Dream World: The Art of Audrey Niffenegger," was presented by the National Museum of Women in the Arts (Washington D.C.) in 2013. Niffenegger has also published graphic and illustrated novels including: The Adventuress (2006), The Three Incestuous Sisters (2005), The Night Bookmobile (2009), and Raven Girl (2013).
Her Fearful Symmetry (2009), Niffenegger's second novel, is set in London's Highgate Cemetery where, during research for the book, Niffenegger acted as a tour guide. The Time Traveler's Wife is an unconventional love story that centers on a man with a strange genetic disorder that causes him to unpredictably time-travel and his wife, an artist, who has to cope with his constant absence. Niffenegger's debut novel, The Time Traveler's Wife (2003), was a national bestseller. She is also a professor in the MFA Creative Writing Program at Columbia College Chicago.
Audrey Niffenegger (born Jin South Haven, Michigan) is a writer and artist.
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