Twin Stories: Their Mysterious and Unique Bond [Paperback]

Susan Kohl (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 9, 2001

The fascination with twins is as old as time. This interest runs the gamut from celebrities and politicians to family members and historical figures. Twins share a strong and powerful bond that neither time nor distance seems to shake. With this book, twins, or anyone who knows twins, will gain a greater understanding of the special relationship two people have when they have shared the same womb.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Twin Stories: Their Mysterious and Unique Bond delves deep into the special connection twins share through tales from some of the world's 73 million or so sets. Susan Kohl, a mother of twins herself, sheds some light on the topic, discussing childhood pranks, spoken and unspoken communication, competition, separation and, finally, loss. Many of her stories are culled from the annual twin festival held in Twinsburg, Ohio. While many stories reveal uncanny details about twin life, most twins will find them prosaic.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 225 pages
• Publisher: Wildcat Canyon Press (August 9, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1885171587
• ISBN-13: 978-1885171580
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #381,635 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #43 in Books > Parenting & Relationships > Family Relationships > Twins & Multiples

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The perfect gift book, February 6, 2006

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Mara Peoples - See all my reviews

This review is from: Twin Stories: Their Mysterious and Unique Bond (Paperback)

I actully purchased two copies of this book -- one for myself and one for my friend who was having twins. I thought this book was the perfect read for anyone who was about to have twins in their family. It was not a heavy research book, like Nancy Segal's Entwined Lives (which was excellent, by the way). It was more of a charming compilation of quotes and stories by twins about being twins. There were so many questions that you wouldn't actually have the nerve to ask twins, about romance or how their parents treated them, that were answered. I think anyone who considers buying this book should have their expectations set. It is not full of pure scientific research, it's all qualitative research., meaning face-to-face interviews. The stories are true. You hear about twins having similar pain or coincidental life experiences. This book has a lot of examples of each. You hear things about "good twin,bad twin." In this book, parents really do label their kids like that. I think one of the most important messages in this book is that we all should recognize twins as individauls and not as one person. I think we should all be aware also of how a twin must feel when the other twin dies. This, too, is covered in the book from their viewpoints. It is a fun-to-read book that also opens eyes. It would make the pertfect baby shower gift. I enjoyed it very much.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Real Stories About Real Twins, September 20, 2001

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Retha Fielding (Plymouth, NH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Twin Stories: Their Mysterious and Unique Bond (Paperback)

As a twin, I really hate some of the questions that singletons ask, but Susan Kohl seemed to really understand some of the issues that twins face, like being separated for the first time in school and then as an adult trying to separate to find your own identity. She didn't tell the story, the twins told it.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Twins book I have ever read, August 29, 2001

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Denise Williams (Columbus, Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Twin Stories: Their Mysterious and Unique Bond (Paperback)

As a mother of twins, and a daughter of a twin I have always been interested in the special bond between twin siblings.
Susan Kohl did a wonderful job of weaving in the heart felt stories from twins of every age group. Twins Stories made me laugh and cry from the stories of identical twins Nuns to the pain and loss of loosing a twin from the perspective of the surviving twin.
I highly recommend this book to anybody who knows a twin, expecting twins, or just interested in reading personal stories that will warm your soul.
This book was a joy to read.