LETTERS: STRONG BOND BETWEEN TWINS

To the editor:

The article entitles "Sisters" in the May 27 Missourian caught my eye immediately, stirring my emotions and my sentiments and arousing much inner thought.

I am a twin, an identical twin, not necessarily or altogether in looks but in genes. No one can visualize the closeness and the deep feelings that exist between twins unless you are one. It is so painful to be separated, and our feelings are the same. It remains impossible to find complete happiness without the companionship of the other. Sometimes our lives become altered, but that does not change the feeling we have in our hearts. This fact is difficult for one to comprehend, unless you are a twin yourself. I am sure all twins who read this will thoroughly agree. When I lost my twin sister, I lost half my life. The happiness that was once there, the kind twins share, will never be again.

I am so pleased, then, the book "Sisters" turned into Running Press' biggest hit since 1970, selling about one million copies and lingering on the New York Times best-seller list with sequels being the next obvious step.

Books of this nature are long overdue and are creating an immense interest among people. These books are arousing many interests and opinions.

Typical close twins as my sister and I truly experience, always, both pain and glory as the book so clearly states.

PAULA E. KEMPE

Cape Girardeau