Winner of the National Book Award : a novel of fame, honor, and really bad weather

Twin Sisters Dorcas, A Woman Of Certain Sexual Appetites, And Abigail, Prim And Virginal, Find Themselves Targeted By Predatory Poet Conrad, Who Finds In The Sisters A Challenge To Test His Skills As A Manipulator And Seducer. Jincy Willett. A Thomas Dunne Book. Abigail Mather was always a woman of enormous appetites. Her twin sister Dorcas couldn't be more different. But they love each other and each eccentric in their own ways they somehow fit into their New England community. But Conrad Lowe views the sisters as a challenge.