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The foursome / Christina Baker Kline.

Summary:

"When Eng and Chang Bunker arrive in Wilkes County in 1839, they're not just a curiosity--they're a sensation. Everyone is eager to learn whether the salacious rumors about them are true. Within months, the twins have opened a general store, bought land, and begun building a plantation. Now, word has it, they're looking for wives--and in a place that thrives on gossip and legacy, their ambitions set the community on edge. Sarah and Adelaide Yates, daughters of a once-prominent local family brought low by scandal, are drawn into their orbit. Bold, beautiful Adelaide sees in the twins' fame a chance to reclaim her future. Sarah, quiet and observant, isn't so sure. When the twins' lives become entangled with theirs, they must navigate loyalty, longing, and identity in a world where everything--including race, class, and gender--is rigidly defined"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780063097995
  • ISBN: 0063097990
  • Physical Description: 367 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Mariner Books, [2026]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Illustrations on endpapers.
Subject:
Bunker, Eng, 1811-1874 > Fiction.
Bunker, Chang, 1811-1874 > Fiction.
Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
Sisters > Fiction.
Twin brothers > Fiction.
Conjoined twins > Fiction.
Interracial marriage > Fiction.
Wilkes County (N.C.) > 19th century > Fiction.
Genre:
Biographical fiction.
Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 45 of 102 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.

Holds

  • 21 current holds with 102 total copies.
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Hot Springs Library FIC KLI (Text) 30229101450038 Adult New Fiction Checked out 08/17/2026

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