![]() As a woman in her twenties, Rosemary seeks the understanding, acceptance, and forgiveness for childhood sins that often comes too late in life. In lesser hands, this gimmicky sounding premise would be a flash in the pan, but Karen Joy Fowler masterfully creates a story steeped in memory, humor, and humanity. For the first five years of Rosemary’s life, she and Fern are as entwined and content as twins, until the study abruptly ends and her beloved sister is sent away. It’s the 1970s, and Rosemary is being raised side-by-side with Fern, a chimpanzee. ![]() ![]() If you insist on knowing more before diving in, then you will discover the secret that Rosemary keeps close to the vest, the story she never shares with anyone outside of her fractured family and can hardly admit to herself. ![]() Instead, simply open We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves and start in the middle, just as the quirky and guarded narrator, Rosemary Cooke, intends. Ignore the conspicuous cover art, the synopsis on the inside flap, and the countless blurbs from literary giants like Barbara Kingsolver and animal activists alike. ![]()
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