Two identical twin sisters and former child actors have grown apart—until one disappears in
this cleverly crafted and psychologically nuanced” (Time) suspense novel from the New York
Times bestselling author of Pretty Things. An addictive thriller that will keep readers burning
through pages . . . sneakily hypnotic.”—Los Angeles Times ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR:
The New York Public Library PopSugar You be me and I’ll be you ” I whispered. As children
Sam and Elli were two halves of a perfect whole: gorgeous identical twins whose parents
sometimes couldn’t even tell them apart. They fell asleep to the sound of each other’s breath
at night holding hands in the dark. And once Hollywood discovered them they became B-list
child TV stars often inhabiting the same role. But as adults their lives have splintered.
After leaving acting Elli reinvented herself as the perfect homemaker: married to a real
estate lawyer living in a house just blocks from the beach. Meanwhile Sam has never recovered
from her failed Hollywood career or from her addiction to the pills and booze that have
propped her up for the last fifteen years. Sam hasn't spoken to her sister since her
destructive behavior finally drove a wedge between them. So when her father calls out of the
blue Sam is shocked to learn that Elli’s life has been in turmoil: her husband moved out and
Elli just adopted a two-year-old girl. Now she’s stopped answering her phone and checked in to
a mysterious spa in Ojai. Is her sister just decompressing or is she in trouble? Could she
have possibly joined a cult? As Sam works to connect the dots left by Elli’s baffling
disappearance she realizes that the bond between her and her sister is more complicated than
she ever knew. I’ll Be You shows Janelle Brown at the top of her game: a story packed with
surprising revelations and sharp insights about the choices that define our families and our
lives—and could just as easily destroy them.
