Alva and Irva Dapps are identical twin sisters brilliantly portrayed living in an imaginary—but altogether imaginable—city. In this inventive tale of creativity, obsession, and passion, Edward Carey touches deftly on the fine line we all walk between fantasy and reality. A shining story about love and belonging, Alva & Irva takes the reader on an enchanting journey through a city of the imagination, with unforgettable heroines whose conflicting desires contain the seeds of both their destruction and their salvation