Someone Else's Twin: The True Story of Babies Switched at Birth

The combination of a riveting true story and cutting-edge twin research makes this book an irresistible page-turner. Identical twins Begoña and Delia were born thirty-eight years ago in Spain's Canary Islands. Due to chaotic conditions at the hospital or simple human error, the unthinkable happened: Delia was unintentionally switched with another infant in the baby nursery. This fascinating story describes in vivid detail the consequences of this unintentional separation of identical twin sisters. The author considers not only the effects on these particular sisters, but the important implications of this and similar cases for questions concerning identity, familial bonds, nature-nurture, and the law.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Published: 08/23/2011
ISBN: 9781616144371
Pages: 308
Weight: 1.24lbs
Size: 9.14h x 6.38w x 0.93d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 05/16/2011
Library Journal 07/01/2011 pg. 96
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2011
Reference and Research Bk News 10/01/2011 pg. 9