I'll Be You

11 minutes, 41 hours

This twisting thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Things follows two identical twin sisters who were once child actresses. They have grown apart until one of them vanishes and the other is forced to face the secrets they have concealed from one another.

I murmured, "You be me, and I'll be you."

When they were younger, Sam and Elli were identical twins who were so beautiful that their parents sometimes couldn't tell them apart. Holding hands in the dark, they slept off to the sound of each other's breaths at night. They also became B-list kid TV stars once Hollywood found them, often playing the same part.

However, as adults, their lives have fallen apart. Elli remade herself as the ideal housewife after quitting performing. She was married to a real estate attorney and lived in a property two blocks from the ocean. Sam, on the other hand, has never really bounced back from her failed Hollywood career or her addiction to the alcohol and drugs that have supported her for the last fifteen years.

Since her sister's destructive conduct ultimately caused a rift between them, Sam has not talked to her. Sam is horrified to find that Elli's life has been chaotic since her spouse walked out and Elli just adopted a two-year-old kid when her father unexpectedly calls. She has now stopped answering her phone and has checked into an enigmatic Ojai spa. Is her sister in jeopardy, or is she simply unwinding? Could it be that she become a member of a cult? Sam discovers that her relationship with her sister is more nuanced than she had previously realized as she tries to piece together the puzzle left by Elli's perplexing absence.

I'll Be You has Janelle Brown at her best; it's a tale full of shocking disclosures and perceptive observations on the decisions that both define and have the power to ruin our families and lives.