Silent Pact

ISBN-13: 9783565257294 / Angielski / Miękka / 108 str.

Emily Vance

Opis

June and Jennifer Gibbons were identical twins born in Wales who made a solemn pact as children: they would speak to no one but each other. They developed a secret language, mirrored each other's movements, and created a rich, disturbing fantasy world in their diaries. But their isolation turned toxic. "The Silent Pact" investigates the strange case of the "Silent Twins."As they grew older, their bond became a trap. They committed petty crimes just to get a reaction from the world, leading to their indefinite incarceration in Broadmoor high-security psychiatric hospital. There, they decided that one of them had to die so the other could live a normal life.This book explores the psychology of their intense "folie à deux" (shared psychosis). It culminates in the chilling mystery of Jennifer's sudden death moments after their release-a death she had predicted in her diary as a necessary sacrifice. It is a haunting look at the destructive power of love when it becomes an obsession.

They spoke only to each other. They believed one had to die for the other to live. And then, one of them did.