The Woman with Two Shadows

For fans of Atomic City Girls and The Secrets We Keep, experience the story of a woman caught up in one of the most closely held secrets of World War II.

For those who loved Atomic City Girls and The Secrets We Kept, this fascinating debut historical novel explores one of the most closely held secrets of World War II. Lillian Kaufman finds herself entangled in it when she follows her missing sister to the enigmatic city of Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

Lillian Kaufman hasn't heard from her twin sister since Eleanor left for a mysterious job at an Army base somewhere in Tennessee. When she receives an unexpected phone call revealing that Eleanor is missing, Lillian boards a train from New York to Oak Ridge to resolve the mystery.

Upon arrival, Lillian discovers that the only way into Oak Ridge is by assuming Eleanor's identity, a task she intends to execute swiftly and flawlessly. However, Eleanor has disappeared without a trace—and she isn't the only one. How does one find a person in a town so secretive it doesn't officially exist, especially when you’re technically nonexistent yourself?

Lillian is thrust into the epicentre of the gravest scientific undertaking of all time, uncertain of whom she can trust. The more she pretends to be Eleanor, the more she starts losing her own sense of identity.